85 TIE: 捆，綁；打結(jié)；連接

85 TIE: 捆，綁；打結(jié)；連接

詞組講解

1. （be） tied to one's mother's apron strings ** 不能離開母親而獨立思考、行事

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：被綁在母親的［圍裙帶（apron strings）］上

例 It wasn't until they were married though that she discovered Greg was still tied to his mother's apron strings.

2. tie in with sth. *** 與某物聯(lián)系起來；與某物一致

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：與某物［一起（with）］綁在［里面（in）］

例 Some major changes will have to be made in Cambodia's ancient telephone system before it can be fully tied in with international system.

3. tie one's hands ** 讓某人不能做，使某人無能為力；使某人受束縛

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：綁起某人的［雙手（hands）］

例 I'd like to help you, but unfortunately my contract with the company ties my hands.

4. tie sb. down *** 限制，束縛

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人［徹底地、充分地（down）］綁起來

例 My job and my studies tie me down and I hardly go anywhere these days.

5. tie sb. or sth. up / tie up sb. or sth. *** 約束，束縛；結(jié)束；使停頓；延誤

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物［完全地、一并地（up）］綁起來

例 Quarterly reports are due soon, so I'm afraid that's going to tie me up.

It's reasonable to expect the negotiations to be tied up by Friday.

It's okay to restrain a dog with a rope, but don't leave it tied up 24 hours a day.

Flights out of New York are tied up due to the bad weather.

6. tie sb. （up） in knots ** 使緊張；使困惑

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人打［結(jié)（knots）］

例 His son's operation has really tied William up in knots.

7. tie the knot ** 結(jié)婚

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：連接［姻緣（knot）］

例 They dated for only two weeks before deciding to tie the knot.

8. tie traffic up / tie up traffic ** 使交通阻斷

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將交通［完全地（up）］捆綁起來

例 A large delivery van parked in the right lane was tying traffic up for blocks.

參考譯文

1. 直到他們結(jié)婚了，她才發(fā)現(xiàn)格雷格依然非常依賴他媽媽。

2. 柬埔寨落后的電話系統(tǒng)需要進(jìn)行大規(guī)模整改才能與國際系統(tǒng)完全融合。

3. 我想幫你，但不幸的是我與公司簽的合同讓我無能為力。

4. 工作和學(xué)習(xí)限制了我的活動，我這些天幾乎哪兒都沒去。

5. 馬上就要交季度報告了，所以我恐怕無法分身做其他事情。

希望磋商在周五之前結(jié)束的想法是合理的。

用繩子拴著狗是可以的，但是不要一天24小時都拴著它。

由于天氣惡劣，所有從紐約出發(fā)的航班都延誤了。

6. 兒子動手術(shù)讓威廉緊張不安。

7. 他們只約會了兩周就決定結(jié)婚。

8. 一輛停在右車道的大型廂式貨車引起多個街區(qū)的交通堵塞。