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单词 tether
释义 teth·er
I. \ˈtethə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tethir, tedir, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tjōthr tether, Swedish tjuder; akin to Middle Dutch tuder tether, Old High German zeotar pole of a wagon and perhaps to Old High German zogōn to pull — more at tow
1. : something (as a rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so that it can range or feed only within the radius allowed
2. : something (as a rope or cable) used in a way suggesting a tether
3. : the limit of one's strength or resources : scope
 < poverty-stricken farmer is at his last tether — Leslie Rees >
— used especially in the phrase the end of one's tether
II. transitive verb
(tethered ; tethered ; tethering \-th(ə)riŋ\ ; tethers)
Etymology: Middle English tediren, from tethir, tedir tether
1.
 a. : to fasten or restrain (an animal) with a rope or chain
  < tether a cow to graze >
  < grove was full of tethered teams — William Faulkner >
 b. : to fasten so as to allow a short radius of movement
  < tether a boat >
  < toddlers, tethered for safety — National Geographic >
  < balloon was tethered by a string to the doorknob — Joseph Mitchell >
  < threads should be firmly tethered at one end — Peggy Tearle >
2. : to limit the effectiveness or activity of : bind
 < tether one's plans to one's resources >
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