tether
【绳索,束缚,系绳】
tether 是一个动词和名词,通常指用绳索或其他物体将某物固定或束缚在一个地方,防止它移动或逃跑。它可以用于描述物理上的束缚,也可以在比喻意义上表示限制。
1. 名词 (noun)
🔹 tether [ˈtɛðər] — 绳索,束缚,系绳
- 指用来束缚、固定某物的绳索、链条或其他物体。
- 例如:The dog was tied to a post with a long tether.
(那只狗被用一根长绳绑在柱子上。) - 例如:The astronaut’s tether kept him from floating away in space.
(宇航员的系绳防止他在太空中漂浮。)
- 例如:The dog was tied to a post with a long tether.
2. 动词 (verb)
🔹 to tether [ˈtɛðər] — 用绳子系住,束缚
- 指用绳索、链条或其他物品将某物或某人固定,限制其活动范围。
- 例如:They had to tether the boat to the dock to prevent it from drifting away.
(他们不得不把船用绳子系在码头上,以防它漂走。) - 例如:The farmer tethered the horse to a tree while he worked.
(农夫在工作时把马系在树上。)
- 例如:They had to tether the boat to the dock to prevent it from drifting away.
3. 比喻意义 (Metaphorical Use)
- tether 也可以指在某些情况下,限制或约束某人的自由。
- 例如:She felt tethered by the responsibilities of her job.
(她觉得自己的工作责任束缚了她的自由。) - 例如:The company’s policies are designed to tether employees to their workstations.
(公司的政策旨在把员工固定在工作站上。)
- 例如:She felt tethered by the responsibilities of her job.
4. 常见短语
- tethered to:被束缚在,限制于
- 例如:The car was tethered to the parking spot.
(汽车被固定在停车位上。)
- 例如:The car was tethered to the parking spot.
- run out of tether:失去耐心或精力,感到力竭
- 例如:After hours of waiting, I felt like I had run out of tether.
(等待了几个小时后,我觉得自己已经精疲力尽了。)
- 例如:After hours of waiting, I felt like I had run out of tether.
5. 近义词对比
词汇 | 含义与用法 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
leash | (尤指动物的)牵引绳,束缚 | She put a leash on the dog.(她把狗拴在牵引绳上。) |
harness | (马具等)控制带,束缚带 | The horse wore a harness while pulling the cart.(马拉车时穿着马具。) |
chain | 链条,指用于束缚或连接的金属链 | The dog was secured with a strong chain.(狗被用一条结实的链子拴住。) |
6. 总结
- tether (名词) = 系绳,束缚物,用于固定物体或限制活动范围。
- tether (动词) = 用绳索固定,通常用于动物或物体。
- 也可以用作比喻,表示限制或约束。