bound up

• Estar intimamente ligado, associado ou envolvido com algo; também pode significar estar fisicamente enrolado ou amarrado junto.

To be closely connected, associated, or involved with something; also can mean to be physically wrapped or tied together.

1. Closely connected or linkedB2formal

   To be very closely connected or associated with something.

   Intimamente ligado

   • Her happiness is bound up with her family's well-being.
   • The success of the project is bound up with the team's cooperation.
   • Economic growth is bound up with technological innovation.

2. Preoccupied or absorbedB2informal

   To be very busy or completely involved in something.

   Absorvido

   • He is bound up in his work and rarely takes a break.
   • She was bound up with her studies all weekend.
   • They are bound up in planning the wedding.