Word forms: comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest
1.ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法
2.NOUN AND VERB USES 名词和动词用法
ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法
1ADJ-GRADED 温柔的;慈爱的;体贴的;柔软的 Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. 温柔的;慈爱的;体贴的;柔软的
Her voice was tender, full of pity.
她的声音很温柔,充满了怜爱。
Patients may not receive the tender, loving care once associated with a hospital stay.
病人们可能享受不到以前住院时那种悉心体贴的照顾。
tenderly
Mr. White tenderly embraced his wife.
怀特先生温柔地拥抱了妻子。
tenderness
She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude.
她只是出于礼貌地笑了笑,而非出于关心或感激。
2ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](年龄)幼小的,无知的 If you say that someone does something at a tender age, you mean that they do it when they are still young and have not had much experience. (年龄)幼小的,无知的
He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
他在7岁的小小年纪就喜欢上了这项运动。
...the loss of her father at such a tender age.
如此幼小的年纪就失去了父亲
SYN vulnerable, young, sensitive, new
3ADJ-GRADED (肉等食品)软的,嫩的,易咀嚼的 Meat or other food that is tender is easy to cut or chew. (肉等食品)软的,嫩的,易咀嚼的
Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
至少煮两个小时,或一直煮到肉变烂为止。
...tender young dwarf beans.
幼嫩的四季豆
SYN not tough, done [informal], edible, succulent
4ADJ-GRADED (身体部位)敏感的,疼痛的,一碰就疼的 If part of your body is tender, it is sensitive and painful when it is touched. (身体部位)敏感的,疼痛的,一碰就疼的
1N-VAR 投标 A tender is a formal offer to supply goods or to do a particular job, and a statement of the price that you or your company will charge. If a contract is put out to tender, formal offers are invited. If a company wins a tender, their offer is accepted. 投标 [business]
Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work. [+ for]
建筑商们将会收到说明书,并被邀请参与该项目投标。
Some services are now compulsorily put out to tender.
现在,有些服务项目必须进行招标。
...the consortium that has won the tender to build the second Severn Bridge.
中标得以建造第二座塞文桥的财团
SYN offer, bid, estimate, proposal
2VERB 投标;参与竞标 If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price. 投标;参与竞标 [business]
The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work. [VERB + for]
工作人员不得投标承接私营部门的工作。
He tendered for and was awarded the contract. [VERBfor noun]
他参与竞标,并赢得了合同。
tendering
...compulsory competitive tendering for council leisure and recreation services.
对市政会休闲娱乐服务项目的强制性竞标
3VERB 提出;递交;呈交;缴纳 If you tender something such as a suggestion, your resignation, or money, you formally offer or present it. 提出;递交;呈交;缴纳
She quickly tendered her resignation. [VERB noun]
她很快递交了辞呈。
He took his wallet from his inside coat pocket and tendered the permit. [VERB noun]