tether

tether
noun
  1. a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement
    (拴动物的)拴绳,拴链
verb
  1. [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
  1. 见 end
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning 'fasten'
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