tender

adjective

/ˈtendə(r)/

/ˈtendər/

(comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest)

more tender and most tender are also commonIdioms

kind, gentle and loving和善的；温柔的；亲切的；慈爱的
- tender words亲切的话语
- What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment).他现在需要的是充分的关心和爱护。
see also TLC
- He felt tender and loving towards her.他对她既亲切又钟情。
- Her expression became soft, almost tender.她的表情缓和下来，几近温柔。
- The letters to Penelope are achingly tender.给佩内洛普的信充满柔情蜜意。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- achingly
- very
- almost
- …
preposition
- towards/toward
(of food食物) easy to bite through and cut嫩的；柔软的
- This meat is extremely tender.这肉嫩得很。
- Boil the beans until they are tender.把豆子煮到变软。
- four large slices of tender chicken四大块嫩鸡肉
opposite tough
Wordfinder
- chewy
- creamy
- crisp
- crunchy
- greasy
- juicy
- mushy
- rubbery
- tender
- tough
Topics Cooking and eatingc1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- beautifully
- deliciously
- exceptionally
- …
(of part of the body身体部位) painful when you touch it 疼痛的；一触即痛的synonym sore
- My leg is still very tender where I banged it.我的腿撞到的地方仍然很疼。
- The back of my neck feels very tender.我的脖颈儿一碰就痛得要命。
Topics Illnessc1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
easily hurt or damaged 易损坏的；纤弱的；脆弱的synonym delicate
- tender young plants娇嫩的幼苗

词源adjective Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ‘tender, delicate’.

Idioms

at a tender age | at the tender age of…

used in connection with somebody who is still young and does not have much experience在少不更事的…岁时；在不谙世故的…岁上
- He left home at the tender age of 15.他 15 岁离家，还少不更事。
- She shouldn't be having to deal with problems like this at such a tender age.她小小年纪涉世未深，实在不必应对这样的问题。

tender

noun

/ˈtendə(r)/

/ˈtendər/

a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price投标 synonym bid1
- Cleaning services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services).清洁工作已经对外招标。
- a competitive tender具有竞争力的投标
- A local firm submitted the lowest tender.本地一家企业递交的标价最低。
- The bus company is inviting tenders for a number of new buses.公共汽车公司正在为一些新公共汽车招标。
- The building of the new school will go out to tender.新校的建设将对外招标。
- The property is to be sold by tender.那处房产将以投标方式出售。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- highest
- lowest
- successful
- …
verb + tender
- make
- put in
- submit
- …
tender + noun
- offer
- document
- price
- …
preposition
- by tender
a truck attached to a steam engine, carrying fuel and water（蒸汽机车的）煤水车
a small boat, used for carrying people or goods between a larger boat and land（在大船和口岸之间载运人或货物的）供应船，补给船，交通船Topics Transport by waterc2

tender

verb

/ˈtendə(r)/

/ˈtendər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tender	/ˈtendə(r)/ /ˈtendər/
he / she / it tenders	/ˈtendəz/ /ˈtendərz/
past simple tendered	/ˈtendəd/ /ˈtendərd/
past participle tendered	/ˈtendəd/ /ˈtendərd/
-ing form tendering	/ˈtendərɪŋ/ /ˈtendərɪŋ/

[intransitive] tender (for something) to make a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price投标
- Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract.当地的公司被邀请投标承包建筑工程。
- competitive tendering竞争性投标
[transitive] tender something (to somebody) (formal) to offer or give something to somebody提议；提供；提出
- He has tendered his resignation to the prime minister.他已向首相递交辞呈。

词源verb mid 16th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold forth’.

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