tether

1. PHRASE If you say that you are at the end of your tether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy because of your problems that you feel you cannot cope. 束手無(wú)策; 山窮水盡

She was jealous, humiliated, and emotionally at the end of her tether. 她覺(jué)得又嫉妒又屈辱，情緒低落至極。

2. N-COUNT A tether is a rope or chain which is used to tie an animal to a post or fence so that it can only move around within a small area. (拴動(dòng)物的) 繩; 鏈

...a dog that choked to death on its tether. …一條被拴繩勒死的狗。

3. V-T If you tether an animal or object to something, you attach it there with a rope or chain so that it cannot move very far. 拴住

The officer dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree. 這位軍官下了馬，把馬拴在一棵樹(shù)上。