bound up

eng verbunden, verknüpft

Mit etwas so eng verbunden, dass eines das andere beeinflusst oder davon abhängt.

In einfachem Englisch: Closely connected with something, so that one affects or depends on the other.

• Our futures are bound up together.
• Her identity is closely bound up with her work.
• Children's health is bound up with their living conditions.

So benutzt man es: bound up with something (The town's future is bound up with tourism.)

Synonyme: connected, linked, intertwined

Gegenteile: unrelated

Häufige Wendungen: closely bound up, bound up with something

vertieft, völlig eingenommen

So stark mit etwas beschäftigt, dass man alles andere vergisst oder nicht beachtet.

In einfachem Englisch: Giving so much attention to something that you forget or ignore other things.

• She is bound up in her work.
• He was so bound up in the book that he missed dinner.
• Don't get too bound up in your own problems.

So benutzt man es: bound up in something (He was bound up in his research and forgot to eat.)

Synonyme: absorbed, engrossed, preoccupied

Häufige Wendungen: bound up in something, completely bound up