看绝望的主妇学高频短语：Tied up

Tied up：When someone is tied up, they are busy or prevented from doing something, such as speaking to someone or going somewhere, because of being involved in another event or activity；to cause something, often money or possessions, not to be available for use.

中文释义：这个短语有两种主要使用场景：1.某人忙得不可开交，被工作或亊情缠得无法分身，用法及例句：I was tied up and coutdn’t get to the phone.（我忙得不可开交，连电话都没法听了。）；2. 某物被占用，如资金（产业）被…占用了，用法及例句：All my money is tied up in property.（我所有的资金都投在房地产上了，无法动用。）