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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。