tie up

扎绑, 占用, 停滞

例句与用法：

It's unwise to tie up all your capital in one enterprise.

把你的全部资金都投到一个企业中是不明智的。

The police are trying to tie up his escape from prison with the murder.

警方想把他的越狱潜逃和谋杀案联系起来。

The police are trying to tie up the robbery with the recent escape from prison.

警察正试图把抢劫案与最近一起越狱相联系。

That'll not only tie up my money but also increase my cost.

那将不仅会冻结我的资金而且会增加我的费用。

详细释义：

1. 系住

He tied up the horse and went into the inn.

他系住马, 走进了小酒店。

2. 使受阻

The traffic had been tied up for three hours.

交通阻塞已有三个小时。