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at the end of one's tether

/æt ðiː ɛnd əv wʌnz ˈtɛðər/
idiomatic phrase★中级— 无计可施◆成语
◆ 真正含义
因长期压力或挫折而感到绝望或无法继续忍受的状态
¶ 字面意思
在某人束缚的尽头
字面拆解
at the end of在...的末端+one's tether某人的绳索
◇ 意境
想象一头被绳索紧紧拴住的动物,无论怎样挣扎都无法前进,只能感到绝望。
◈ 使用场景
小李因工作压力过大,连续加班数月仍未完成项目。某天老板又提出新的要求,他终于忍无可忍,愤怒地拍桌而起。同事会说:'他已经到了无计可施的地步了。'
◉ 文化注释
该短语在英语国家文化中常用于形容因长期困境而失去耐心,强调主观感受。与中国传统文化中'忍无可忍'的概念相似,但更强调因无法解决问题而产生的绝望感。
非正式

因无法再忍受或解决问题而感到绝望或无助的状态

After months of delays, the manager was at the end of his tether.

经过数月的拖延后,经理已经无计可施了。

She snapped when the kids wouldn't listen—she was at the end of her tether.

孩子们就是不听话,她忍无可忍,终于爆发了。

💡

常用于形容因长期压力或挫折而失去耐心或希望。

搭配

push someone to the end of their tether将某人逼至绝境be at the end of one's patience失去耐心

同义词

at one's wits' endat breaking pointdesperatefrustrated

反义词

composedpatientunfazed

相关短语

at the end of the rope成语
同义短语,强调无路可走
the last straw成语
导致崩溃的最后一击
push someone over the edge短语动词
将某人逼至崩溃边缘

💡专业提示

记忆技巧

将tether想象成拴马的绳子,当绳子拉到极限时,马无法再前进——类似于人在压力下无法再承受。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于表达因长期困境或挫折而感到绝望或失去耐心,不适用于短暂的烦恼。

📖词源

源于19世纪英国,tether原指拴牲畜的绳索。当牲畜被绳索拴到极限时,无法再前进,引申为人在困境中无法再承受的状态。

📝用法说明

通常用于非正式场合,强调主观感受。不适用于描述客观困境。

单词拆解

at the end of
在...的尽头
prepositional phrase
+
one's tether
某人的束缚/限制
noun phrase
英汉词典

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