音标:['teðә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 系绳, 系链, 界限, 范围
vt. 栓, 束缚, 限制
v. tie with a tether
词型变化:过去分词 : tethered ; 第三人称单数 : tethers ; 过去式 : tethered ; 现在分词 : tethering ; 名词复数形式 : tethers
考试类型:[GRE]
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tether的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether.宇航员在没有系绳的情况下进行太空行走。
  2. This group is composed of men who had never associated themselves with rickshaws but were forced to take up the trade, because they have reached the end of their tether.这一些是以前决没想到自己能与洋车发生关系,而到了生和死的界限已经不甚分明,才抄起车把来的。

词汇搭配

  • at the end of one's tether山穷水尽
  • tether test系留试验
  • beyond one's tether在某人权限外...
  • the end of one's tether限度
  • a hair to make a tether of小题大作的借口...
  • come to the end of one's tether山穷水尽; 智穷计竭...
  • wallop in a tether[苏]被绞死[吊死]...

经典引文

  • A large Teather, and greater privilege than ever the Crown had.

    出自:N. Bacon
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