Word · Frequency #14541
tethers
系绳；拴绳
tethers is the plural of tether.
核心释义
a rope, cable, or chain that holds something in place while allowing some movement
- 1.
系绳；拴绳:固定某物但仍允许其活动的绳索等。
A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
- 2.
能力、资源、耐心等的限度。
The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
- 3.
对地点、时间、实体或人的依附或联系。
An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
- 4.
将水手安全背带系于船上的坚固绳索。
A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
极限；限度；羁绊；联系；安全系索；系绳；拴绳:固定某物但仍允许其活动的绳索等。；能力、资源、耐心等的限度。
用法In use
The dog's tether keeps it in the yard while still letting it move around.
用法提示：tether 作名词，表示系绳，此处用来限制狗的活动范围。
Before the balloon took off, the crew checked the tether that held it to the ground.
用法提示：tether 作名词，表示固定气球的系绳，使其不飘走。
The astronaut used a tether to stay connected to the space station during the repair.
用法提示：tether 作名词，表示宇航员身上的系绳，用来防止飘离空间站。
on a tether
本义指用绳子拴住并留出活动余地；也可引申为受到限制或控制。
The dog was kept on a tether in the backyard.
那条狗被拴在后院里的系绳上。
be at the end of one's tether
常用习语，表示耐心、精力或资源已到极限。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- at the end of one's tether
- 忍无可忍；无计可施
- After months of delays, the residents were at the end of their tether.经过数月的拖延，居民们已忍无可忍。
- on a tether
- 用绳子拴着
- The goat was kept on a tether beside the farmhouse.山羊被拴在农舍旁。
- keep someone on a short tether
- 严格控制某人的自由；把某人管得很紧
- The coach kept the players on a short tether during the season.赛季期间，教练把队员们管得很严。
- safety tether
- 安全系绳；安全绳
- The climbers clipped their safety tethers to the anchor and rested.登山者把安全系绳扣在锚点上休息。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一只宠物被 tether（拴绳）拴在木桩上，能在绳长范围内自由活动——记住 tether 就是‘限定活动范围的绳’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：pet and livestock handling、outdoor and camping equipment、sailing and marine safety 作名词时通常指拴住动物或物品的绳子或链子；该词多用于书面或较正式的描述，日常口语中更常说 rope、chain 或 leash。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with tether in BrE: stressed /e/ + /ðə/. Note: together has stress on the second syllable but still rhymes. Be careful with other /ˈʌðə/, bother /ˈbɒðə/, and ether /ˈiːθə/: they look like -ther words but do not rhyme.
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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