tie-up

英 [ˈtaɪ ʌp]

美 [ˈtaɪ ʌp]

n.  (两家公司的)联合，合作; 联系; 关系; 关联; 停顿; 停滞不前

复数：tie-ups　

TEM8经济

牛津词典

noun

• （两家公司的）联合，合作
  an agreement between two companies to join together
  1. They're negotiating a tie-up with Ford.
     他们正在与福特公司洽谈合作事宜。
• 联系；关系；关联
  a connection between two or more things
  1. a tie-up between politics and economics
     政治和经济之间的关系
• 停顿；停滞不前
  a situation in which sth stops working or moving forward
  1. a traffic tie-up
     交通阻塞

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (交通)阻塞
  Atie-upor atraffic tie-upis a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something.
  1. In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long.
     今天早上，在有些城市汽车排起了长达 40 英里的长龙。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 traffic jam


• N-COUNT 经济关系;贸易往来
  Atie-upbetween two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them.
  1. The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
     这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。

英英释义

noun

• an interruption of normal activity
  Synonym:standstandstill
• a social or business relationship
  1. a valuable financial affiliation
  2. he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
  3. many close associations with England
  Synonym:affiliationassociationtie

双语例句

• But the tie-up with the retailers marks a strategic shift.
  但是，与其它零售商联合标志着一个战略转变。
• The Swiss group said the tie-up would help expand its presence in China.
  瑞士宝盛表示，与中国银行达成合作将有助于其拓展中国市场。
• Rio/ BHP Billiton was the tie-up most shareholders always wanted.
  与必和必拓（bhpbilliton）结盟，向来是多数力拓股东最希望看到的。
• Yes, but I still don't get the tie-up with the meat.
  是的，可我不明白这跟分肉有什么关系？
• Admittedly, there could be extra synergies from a tighter tie-up with the Italian airline medium-term.
  不可否认，从中期来看，与意大利航空形成更紧密的联合会有额外的协同效益。
• The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
  这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。
• However, for now it is still flying three cargo planes in a tie-up with us logistics company FedEx.
  不过，目前该公司与美国物流公司联邦快递（fedex）开展业务的3架货机仍在飞行。
• The deal is part of the expanding tie-up between the Korean and Japanese partners.
  上述协议是这两家日韩企业间不断扩大的合作关系的一部分。
• So how worried should Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton be by comments from a presumably well-connected official that their proposed tie-up has strong monopolistic flavours?
  那么，对于一名想必人脉颇广的中国官员有关两拓拟议中的结盟带有明显的垄断色彩的评论，力拓（RioTinto）和必和必拓（BHPBilliton）应该担心到何种程度呢？
• When Rakuten set up an online shopping mall in China with Baidu, the tie-up seemed a clear formula for success.
  当乐天（rakuten）和百度联手，在中国成立在线商城时，这一合作看上去似乎是天作之合，成功指日可待。