tether

🇬🇧 UK/'teðә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A rope or chain that fastens an animal or object while allowing limited movement; the limit of one's patience or resources.

系绳;系链;(忍耐或能力的)极限

v.

To fasten or restrain with a rope or chain; to connect to something else.

用绳索拴住;束缚;连接

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
tetherother
=tether

Common Collocations

  • 1.at the end of one's tether忍无可忍;山穷水尽
  • 2.tether an animal拴住动物
  • 3.[safety tether]安全系绳
  • 4.tether line系留绳

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The farmer secured the goat with a long tether near the barn.

  • 2.

    After weeks of sleepless nights with the newborn, she was at the end of her tether.

  • 3.

    The drone's tether kept it from drifting beyond the designated area.

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