| 单词 | to tie up one's hands, one's tongue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tie up one's hands, one's tongue 3. figurative. To bind, restrain, or confine strictly; to restrict closely; to hinder from acting freely; to oblige to act in a particular way. (Cf. 5.) Also to tie up one's hands, one's tongue: cf. phrases in sense 2. Also (chiefly passive; originally U.S.) to hold up; to keep busy or occupied. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > restrict in free action [verb (transitive)] bindc1200 hamper?a1366 chain1377 coarctc1400 prison?a1425 tether?a1505 fetter1526 imprisona1533 strait1533 swaddle1539 measure1560 shacklea1568 to tie up1570 manacle1577 straitena1586 hopple1586 immew16.. scant1600 cabina1616 criba1616 trammela1616 copse1617 cramp1625 cloister1627 incarcerate1640 hidebind1642 strait-lace1662 perstringe1679 hough-band1688 cabin1780 pin1795 strait jacket1814 peg1832 befetter1837 to tie the hands of1866 corset1935 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by entangling or binding shrenchc897 beswapec980 taglea1340 tanglea1340 gyve1377 encumber138. engleimc1400 wrapc1412 involvec1440 fetter1526 mesh1532 crawl1548 felter1567 to tie up1570 in trick1572 ensnarl1593 entrammel1598 engage1603 casta1605 imbrier1605 weave1620 immaze1631 trammel1727 enchain1751 entangle1790 enmesh1822 in mesh1875 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] > in free action bind971 hamper?a1366 chain1377 coarctc1400 prison?a1425 tether?a1505 fetter1526 imprisona1533 strait1533 swaddle1539 measure1560 shacklea1568 to tie up1570 manacle1577 straitena1586 hopple1586 immew16.. scant1600 cabina1616 criba1616 trammela1616 copse1617 cramp1625 cloister1627 incarcerate1640 hidebind1642 to box up1659 strait-lace1662 perstringe1679 hough-band1688 cabin1780 pin1795 strait jacket1814 peg1832 befetter1837 to tie the hands of1866 hog-tie1924 corset1935 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] busyeOE busyOE occupya1325 exercisec1384 employ1477 embusy1485 to hold (also keep) in play1548 exerce1584 engage1648 to tie up1887 a1500 (?a1400) Sir Torrent of Portyngale (1887) l. 2658 Sith he did make vp-tyed Chirchus and abbeys wyde, For hym and his to praye.] 1570 E. Grindal Dial. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (rev. ed.) II. 1559/2 He hath deserued more gentles at your hande, then to be tied vp so short. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iv. iv. 59 Death that hath tane her hēce..Ties vp my tongue and will not let me speake. View more context for this quotation 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 226 I would have you not to tie up your hands from consideration of either. 1768 C. Churchill Let. 9 Apr. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) II. 289 Being tied up by my father's will from assisting my younger children during my life. 1879 J. Stainer Music of Bible 173 It is not tied up in a strait-jacket like a modern chant. 1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail vii. 140 I ran into a snow-storm that tied us up until we were six days making the run. 1907 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 10 Oct. 16 Traffic west of Springfield was tied up until about midnight. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night xiv. 295 I meant to come round yesterday evening, but I got tied up with people. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? iii. 53 He was tied up in a story conference. 1959 W. D. Pereira North Flight ii. 29 Sir Arthur's terribly tied up at the moment and regrets he cannot speak to you. 1973 New Yorker 24 Feb. 36/1 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a small buoy indeed but one that, whenever we stop to read it, ties us up for several hours. 1978 Nature 21 Sept. p. xii/2 The computer or scope is tied up only a fraction of a second while the exposure is made. 1980 D. Lodge How Far can you Go? iv. 125 She sent her apologies, but she's tied up organizing some bazaar. < as lemmas |
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