Word · Frequency #14541
tether
拴住；系住
核心释义
to tie or restrict something with a rope or chain
- 1.
用或似用系绳限制；束缚。
To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
- 2.
连接,接上。
To connect to something else.
连接；使相连；用或似用系绳限制；束缚。；连接,接上。；栓；束缚
用法In use
Please tether your dog to the fence so it doesn't run into the road.
用法提示：tether作动词，意为用绳子拴住，此处为祈使句，后接宾语和地点。
During the storm, the workers tethered the equipment to the ground to keep it from being blown away.
用法提示：tether作动词，表示用绳索固定，这里用过去式tethered，后接宾语和介词to。
The drone was tethered to a cable, so it could stay in the air for hours without recharging.
用法提示：tether作动词，意为连接、系住，这里用被动语态was tethered，强调被连接的状态。
tether sth to sth
基本义：用绳索或链条把动物、物体与某固定点拴在一起，to 后接固定点。
They tethered the horse to a tree.
他们把马拴在了一棵树上。
be tethered to sth
被动语态强调被拴住或受约束的状态；也可引申为抽象意义上的束缚。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tether a horse
- 拴马
- She tethered her horse to the fence before going inside.她进去之前把马拴在了栅栏上。
- tether a dog
- 拴狗
- Please tether your dog to the railing while you shop.你购物时请把狗拴在栏杆上。
- tether together
- 拴在一起
- The climbers tethered themselves together for safety.登山者为了安全把自己拴在了一起。
- tether to a tree
- 拴在树上
- He tethered the boat to a tree by the river.他把船拴在了河边的树上。
- tether a device
- 连接设备
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：tether 像 tie + her，用绳子把她拴住——记住是拴住、连接。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal care、outdoor activities、mobile device networking 该词作动词时，通常有两类用法：一是用绳索把动物拴住，多见于牧场或户外场景，语气偏正式；二是把手机等电子设备连接到另一设备以共享网络，多见于技术说明或日常口语。具体语域随语境而定，正式与口语用法都比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
常接宾语，如tether a horse
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词都含有 -ther 并且和 tether 押韵（英式发音）：weather /ˈweðə/、leather /ˈleðə/、feather /ˈfeðə/、whether /ˈweðə/、together /təˈɡeðə/、heather /ˈheðə/。注意 ether /ˈiːθə/ 和 either /ˈaɪðə/ 虽然拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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