詞組講解
1. (be) tied to one's mother's apron strings ** 不能離開母親而獨(dú)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(dòng)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(dòng)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(dòng)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(guó)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(dòng),我這些天幾乎哪兒都沒去。
5. 馬上就要交季度報(bào)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(shí)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(dòng)手術(shù)讓威廉緊張不安。
7. 他們只約會(huì)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(gè)街區(qū)的交通堵塞。