tether

/ˈtɛðə/· verb

人文/文化/社会C1

tether
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Chinese meaning

(紧jǐn密mì地de)连lián结jié;拴shuān住zhù

用yòng绳shéng索suǒ拴shuān住zhù;紧jǐn密mì维wéi系xì

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将jiāng虚xū构gòu与yǔ真zhēn实shí地dì点diǎn系xì连lián于yú故gù乡xiāng地dì貌mào

Example

It showed the real and imagined places that tether Stephen King’s horror stories to the rugged landscape of his home state.

它tā展zhǎn现xiàn了le将jiāng史shǐ蒂dì芬fēn·金jīn的de恐kǒng怖bù故gù事shì与yǔ他tā家jiā乡xiāng崎qí岖qū地dì貌mào紧jǐn密mì相xiāng连lián的de真zhēn实shí与yǔ虚xū构gòu地dì点diǎn。

Source: bigthink.com · 24 Jul 2026

Background ✎

Big Think 介jiè绍shào一yī幅fú美měi国guó文wén学xué地dì图tú,展zhǎn示shì了le史shǐ蒂dì芬fēn·金jīn恐kǒng怖bù故gù事shì与yǔ家jiā乡xiāng缅miǎn因yīn州zhōu真zhēn实shí地dì貌mào的de关guān联lián。

Roots · etymology

源自原始日耳曼语 *teudrą(绳索)

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • tether to / tethered to / untethered

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