tether

英 [ˈteðə(r)]

美 [ˈteðər]

v.  拴(牲畜)
n.  (拴牲畜的)拴绳，拴链

过去分词：tethered　第三人称单数：tethers　过去式：tethered　现在分词：tethering　复数：tethers　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14541 / COCA.11832

习惯用语

n.

be at the end of your tether
• 筋疲力尽；智穷力竭；山穷水尽
  to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more because you are too tired, worried, etc.

牛津词典

verb

• 拴（牲畜）
  to tie an animal to a post so that it cannot move very far

noun

• （拴牲畜的）拴绳，拴链
  a rope or chain used to tie an animal to sth, allowing it to move around in a small area

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 无计可施;山穷水尽;走投无路
  If you say that you areat the end ofyourtether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy because of your problems that you feel you cannot cope.
  1. She was jealous, humiliated, and emotionally at the end of her tether...
     她既忌妒又感到屈辱，感情上已经到了崩溃的边缘。
  2. I've reached the end of my tether.
     我已经无计可施了。
• (拴动物的)拴绳，拴链
  Atetheris a rope or chain which is used to tie an animal to a post or fence so that it can only move around within a small area.
• VERB 将…拴(到)
  If youtetheran animal or objecttosomething, you attach it there with a rope or chain so that it cannot move very far.
  1. The officer dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree.
     军官下了马，把它拴到一棵树上。

英英释义

noun

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
  Synonym:leashlead

verb

• tie with a tether
  1. tether horses

双语例句

• I've been looking after four young children all day and I really am at the end of my tether!
  我整天都在照料四个小孩，确实已筋疲力尽了！
• 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。
• Wait a minute. I have to tether my lamb well.
  你等等。我先把羊拴好了。
• With its mass and flexibility of an electrodynamic tether system considered, the propulsive motion of the electrodynamic tether system is modeled.
  通过建立空间电动绳系系统动力学模型，研究了通有电流的导电系绳高速运动切割地球磁力线时系绳的振荡和变形特性。
• And they must learn to control the various vibrations that arise in electrodynamic tether systems.
  他们也必须学习控制电动缆索系统出现的各类震动。
• Horsemen would arrive and tether their horses to the rail.
  骑马的人会来到这儿，把他们的马拴在栏杆上。
• But we would tether your module to an American ship.
  但是我们要把你们的设备系在美国的船上。
• Not everyone can in my heart tether only you can let my emotions undulator ups and downs.
  不是谁都可以在我心中兴风作浪，只有你能让我的情绪波荡起伏。
• The hot-air balloon broke free of its, tether and floated away.
  热气球挣脱了它的系绳，飞掉了。
• I'm at the end of my tether. I shall go mad if this goes on.
  我已经走投无路。再这么下去，我会发疯的。