名詞 tie up:

1. a social or business relationship
   同義詞：affiliation, association, tie, tie-up
2. an interruption of normal activity
   同義詞：stand, standstill, tie-up

動詞 tie up:

1. secure with or as if with ropes
   同義詞：tie down, bind, truss
2. invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
3. restrain from moving or operating normally
4. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
   同義詞：moor, berth
5. finish the last row
   同義詞：bind off

1. It's unwise to tie up all your capital in one enterprise.
   把你的全部資金都投到一個企業(yè)中是不明智的。
2. The police are trying to tie up his escape from prison with the murder.
   警方想把他的越獄潛逃和謀殺案聯(lián)系起來。
3. The police are trying to tie up the robbery with the recent escape from prison.
   警察正試圖把搶劫案與最近一起越獄相聯(lián)系。
4. That'll not only tie up my money but also increase my cost.
   那將不僅會凍結(jié)我的資金而且會增加我的費用。