tether

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n. 系绳, 系链, 界限, 范围 vt. 栓, 束缚, 限制

发音

UK /ˈtɛðə/
US /ˈtɛðəɹ/

词形变化

tethers 复数 tethers tethered tethering tethers 三单 tethering 现在分词 tethered 过去式 tethered 过去分词

别名

tedder

教材释义与例句

名词

范围；系链；拴绳

动词

用绳或链拴住

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.

  2. 2.

    The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.

    比喻

    Since his hours have increased, I feel that he is at the end of his tether.

  3. 3.

    An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.

    比喻

    Despite moving, he maintained a strong tether to his culture back home.

  4. 4.

    A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.

    航海 交通
v.
  1. 1.

    To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.

    及物

    The cowboy tethered his horse outside the saloon.

  2. 2.

    To connect to something else.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To connect to something else.

    To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet connection.

    共享网络

    及物
num.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of tethera.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

lead leash

上位词 2

restraint constraint
动词

上位词 1

attach

相关短语

at the end of one's tether 在耐心的极限

词源

From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).

来源：wiktionary