tether
verb /ˈteðə(r)/
/ˈteðər/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they tether | /ˈteðə(r)/ /ˈteðər/ |
| he / she / it tethers | /ˈteðəz/ /ˈteðərz/ |
| past simple tethered | /ˈteðəd/ /ˈteðərd/ |
| past participle tethered | /ˈteðəd/ /ˈteðərd/ |
| -ing form tethering | /ˈteðərɪŋ/ /ˈteðərɪŋ/ |
- tether something (to something) to tie an animal to a post so that it cannot move very far
拴（牲畜） - He tethered his horse to a tree.
他用绳子把马拴在树上。 - He checked that the animals were safely tethered.
他检查了动物是否被安全栓住了。
- He tethered his horse to a tree.
- tether something (to something) to use a smartphone to connect a computer to the internet
共享网络（利用智能手机的数据连线供电脑等接入互联网） - You can tether your laptop to your phone.
你可以把笔记本电脑拴在手机上。 - tethered data
系留数据
- You can tether your laptop to your phone.
词源late Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’.