| 单词 | tethered |
| 释义 | tethered (once / 3985 pages) adj Tethered describes something that's tied up, like a horse that's tethered to a fence or a dog that's tethered to the person who is walking it. Whenever you confine a person or an animal to keep them in one place, they're tethered. A bank robber might leave his hostages tethered together in the vault, and you might keep your fence-jumping dog tethered to the porch when she's out in your yard. The root word is the Old Norse tjoðr, tether, which was used only as a noun to describe the rope that ties animals until the late 15th century, when the verb form developed. WORD FAMILYtethered: untethered+/tether: tethered, tethering, tethers USAGE EXAMPLESThe solo project of the recent Wesleyan graduate Faith Harding, Novelty Daughter is tethered to both enduring jazz-soul influences and wholly modern modes of production. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) The process is lifesaving, but also onerous, often requiring that patients be tethered to a machine for hours at a time, three times a week. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) No more being tethered to your phone like a marionette. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) adj confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain Syn bound confined by bonds |
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