tie up

縛る、結び留める

縄やひもなどで、人や物が動かないように固定する。

やさしい英語で： To hold someone or something in place using rope, string, or a similar material.

• Tie up your hair before cooking.
• We tied the boat up beside the bridge.
• The thieves tied him up with rope.

使い方： tie someone/something up (They tied the prisoner up.); tie something up with something (Tie the bundle up with string.)

類義語： bind, fasten, secure

反対語： untie

よく使う表現： tie up something, tie someone up, tie up hair

手をふさぐ、足止めする

人を忙しくさせたり、物の利用や自由な移動を妨げたりする。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone busy or stop something from being available or moving freely.

• The accident tied up traffic for hours.
• I was tied up with work yesterday.
• Do not tie up the phone line all evening.

使い方： be tied up with something (I am tied up with meetings all morning.)

類義語： occupy, delay, hold up

反対語： free

よく使う表現： tie someone up, tie up traffic, tie up resources

仕上げる、片付ける

残った細かい問題や作業を片付けて、物事を終える。

やさしい英語で： To finish something by dealing with its remaining small problems or tasks.

• Let us tie up the last few details.
• She tied up the deal before leaving.
• Have you tied up all the loose ends?

使い方： tie up loose ends (We need to tie up loose ends before the launch.)

類義語： finish, complete, resolve

よく使う表現： tie up loose ends, tie up something

固定する、拘束する

お金を何かに投入し、ほかの用途に使えなくする。

やさしい英語で： To put money into something so that you cannot use it for other purposes.

• The purchase will tie up our savings.
• Most of his money is tied up in property.
• How much capital does this investment tie up?

使い方： tie up money in something (Do not tie up all your money in one property.)

類義語： lock up, immobilize

反対語： release

よく使う表現： tie up money, tie up capital, tie up savings