tether

[US]/'teðə/
[UK]/'tɛðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 范围;系链;拴绳
vt. 用绳或链拴住
Word Forms
第三人称单数tethers
过去分词tethered
复数tethers
过去式tethered
现在分词tethering

Phrases & Collocations

tethered horse

拴马

tethered dog

拴狗

Example Sentences

a horse tethered to a tree

一匹拴在树上的马

The cow had broken its tether and was in the cornfield.

那头牛弄断系绳, 跑到玉米田里去了。

He tethered his horse to the fence.

他把马拴在篱笆上。

the tethered horses broke loose.

拴着的马挣脱了。

the horse had been tethered to a post.

马被拴在一根柱子上。

these individuals have reached the end of their tether. .

这些人已忍无可忍(或筋疲力尽)了。

Mary was careful to keep me tethered by my jougs as well as bound.

玛丽总是仔细的确认我的铁项圈和我的捆绑。

Real-world Examples

That scientific tether was strangling the scene.

科学的束缚扼杀了场景。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

We finished attaching the tethers into one long line.

我们已经把系绳连成一条长绳。

Source: The Martian Original Soundtrack

No, it's a child safety tether. This way, sweetie.

不 是孩童安全系绳 走这边 乖女儿。

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Zandi highlights the economy is still tethered to the pandemic.

赞迪强调,经济仍然受到疫情的影响。

Source: NPR News February 2022 Compilation

So there's no tethers on this, no wires connecting to this.

机器人身上并没栓什么, 也没有电线连着它。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

The car, however, had reached the end of its tether.

可是,汽车的忍耐已经到了极限。

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The boy tethered the goat to a stake.

男孩把山羊拴在木桩上。

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

He tethered you to life while he lives! ”

只要他不死,你的生命也不会终止!”

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Another caring parent with a child safety tether.

又一个负责任的家长在用儿童安全系绳。

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

William's horse was tethered near the gate.

威廉的马拴在大门附近。

Source: American Elementary School English 5

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