tether /'teda(r); 'teSv/ n rope or chain by which an animal is fastened while grazing. (拴牲畜的) 系繩; 系鏈。 at the end of one's ~, (fig) at the end of one's powers, resources, endurance, etc. (喻) 用盡某人的體能、智能、忍耐力等; 智窮技竭; 筋疲力盡; 忍無(wú)可忍。 vt [VP6A, 15A] fasten with a 以系論最系鏈拴： He ~ed his horse to the fence. 他把馬拴在咸笆上。