tie-up

noun

1. （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。
2. 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
3. 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

1. N-COUNT (交通)阻塞
   A tie-up or a traffic tie-up is 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


2. N-COUNT 经济关系;贸易往来
   A tie-up between 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。

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。
2. Neither company would confirm a tie-up, but rumors to that effect have been gathering steam online all week.
   两家公司都没有确认这笔交易，但过去整整一周，网上有关这一消息的传闻却甚嚣尘上。
3. My friends boss made a huge mistake by tying up with an event management company. The whole purpose of the tie-up was to promote his company but it failed miserably.
   我朋友的老板犯了个大错，他把公司和一个活动管理公司合并了，本来合并是为了提升他的公司，谁知道最后竟是悲惨的结局。
4. The potential tie-up would help the combined European telecom manufacturer to face the growing number of Chinese rivals, which have used their lower manufacturing costs and strength in their home market to become global telecom giants in their own right.
   两家公司潜在的结盟，将有助于合并后的欧洲电信设备生产商面对越来越多的中国竞争对手。它们利用较低的生产成本和国内市场的力量，凭借自身的能力成为了全球电信巨头。
5. IIHT, which also launched a one-of-its-kind certification programme, IIHT Certified Cloud Expert, and Microsoft Corporation have also announced a strategic tie-up.
   IIHT也推出了一个独一无二的验证项目“IIHT云认证专家”，微软公司也推出了一个捆绑战略。
6. That may make it easier for BofA to reap the strategic benefits of its messy tie-up with Merrill Lynch.
   这可能让美国银行更容易收获该行与美林（merrilllynch）合并所带来的战略好处。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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？
10. 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。
11. It is also contemplating a tie-up with Renault and Nissan.
    公司还期望与雷诺－日产结为盟友。
12. 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。
13. The state-orchestrated tie-up will see China Eastern dominate the Shanghai aviation hub.
    这场由政府安排的联姻，将使东航在上海航空枢纽占据主导地位。
14. The heavy snowstorm caused a tie-up of traffic.
    大风雪造成了交通的暂时停顿。
15. The tie-up will direct English searches from Baidu to Microsoft's Bing, which will deliver the results back to Baidu's Web pages.
    它们的连结会将英文搜索从百度发送到微软的“必应”，“必应”再将搜索结果发送回百度的网页。
16. In2001 the EU blocked a proposed tie-up between GE and Honeywell for fear that the merged firm might use bundled discounts to squeeze rival suppliers.
    2001年，欧盟否决了通用电气（GE）和霍尼韦尔（Honeywell）的并购案，就是担心两家企业并购后有可能采取捆绑式折扣排挤竞争厂商。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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？
20. 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。
21. Midwest and Murchison, which have held tie-up talks before, hope to develop a new iron ore hub in Western Australia's midwest region.
    此前，中西部公司和Murchison曾进行合作谈判，希望在西澳的中西部地区开发一个新的铁矿石枢纽。
22. The latest setback for the two companies 'proposed Australian iron ore joint venture came yesterday when the Australian competition authority extended its probe into the tie-up for the second time after flagging further concerns last week.
    这两家公司拟议中的澳大利亚铁矿石合资企业，昨日遇到了最新阻碍：在市场担忧于上周进一步加重之后，澳大利亚反垄断机构第二次延长了对该合资计划的调查。
23. Our Hub and Spoke IT distribution model offers prompt deliveries thus minimizing capital tie-up by way of inventories.
    我们的网络中心和语音IT分配模式提供迅速地运输，从而使存货量达到捆绑资金最小化。
24. The tie-up is driven by Japan's Softbank Corp.
    这次合作的“牵线者”是日本软银集团。

noun

1. an interruption of normal activity

   Synonym:    standstandstill

2. 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