at the end of your tether

/ət ðə ˌend əv jə ˈteðə/NEUTRAL · C2
中文对应近似对应
忍无可忍
字面意思: «到了拴绳的尽头»

含义

having no patience or strength left

耐心或力气已经耗尽.

例句

  1. 1After three sleepless nights with the baby, Maria was at the end of her tether.
  2. 2I am at the end of my tether with this printer.
  3. 3By the fourth delayed train, the passengers were at the end of their tether.
  4. 4Parents of teenagers are often at the end of their tether by exam season.
  5. 5He sounded at the end of his tether when he rang the helpline.

语法

用在 be、look 或 sound 之后。只有物主代词变化;原因放在 with 之后。

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