sew something up

(informal)bring something to a favourable conclusion

(非正式)確保…的成功

they had the match sewn up by half-time.

上半場比賽結束時，他們就穩操勝券了。

sew up 【非正式用語】

To complete successfully

成功地完成

Our team has sewn up the championship.

我們隊贏得了冠軍

To gain complete control of; monopolize.

控制：獲得完全掌握；壟斷

To make sure of

確保：肯定

campaign strategists who were trying to sew up the election results.

試圖確保選舉結果的行動策劃者