be tied up in

基本解釋

Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that are draining and distracting you.
耗力分心的事會浪費掉你75%的精力.
Fears that the CNOOC bid would be tied up in the CFIUS review were a significant factor in Unocal’s decision to accept a competing offer from Chevron, the US oil company.
擔心中海油的競標可能招致美國外國投資委員會的讅查，是優(yōu)尼科決定接受美國石油公司雪彿龍(Chevron)出價的重要原因。
Of these, about a quarter are thought to be tied up in projects where there is abundant cashflow to fund repayment and another half in projects where there may be enough income.
另外有約50%的項目有足夠的收入來源。

CIBC's Goldman predicts that most of the hopes and fears for the stock will be tied up in Xigris.
FORBES: Eli Lilly Faces Fate
It means an antitrust suit will be filed and all parties involved will be tied up in litigation for months and probably years to come.
FORBES: NFL Labor Talks: Watch the Players, Not the Owners
It seems clear to most observers that carbon regulation will come through the Clean Air Act, if at all, only to be tied up in the courts.
FORBES: Bill Gates Still Believes In A Carbon Tax