tether
发音
英 [ˈteðə(r)]
美 [ˈtɛðɚ]
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- n.
- （拴牲畜用的）系绳
- 限度，极限
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- vt.
- 用绳拴住
- 拘束，束缚
单词词源
tether 拴绳
可能来自古诺斯语 tjothr,拴绳，来自 Proto-Germanic*teudran,绳子，来自 PIE*deu,绑紧，系牢， *tro,工具格后缀，词源同 rudder.
双语例句
- 1. The cow had broken her tether and was in the cornfield .
- 那牛弄断了系绳，跑到玉米田里去了。
- 2. Not confined or restricted with a tether .
- 没有被绳、链等限制或者束缚。
- 3. To tether an animal or restrict its movement .
- 把动物拴住或者限制它的活动范围。
- 4. She is at the end of her tether .
- 她已经智穷技竭。
- 5. I wonder if miles hasn 't pulled loose from his own tether .
- 我不相信麦尔斯还没有把身上的绳索拉松一些。