tether
tethernoun- a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement
(拴动物的)拴绳,拴链
verb- [with obj.]tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement
(用绳、链)拴(动物)
the horse had been tethered to a post.
马被拴在一根柱子上。
常用词组the end of one's tether- 见 end
语源- late Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning 'fasten'
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