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tender

adjective
 
🔊/ˈtendə(r)/
🔊/ˈtendər/
(comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest)
more tender and most tender are also commonIdioms
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  1.  
    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
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • achingly
    • very
    • almost
    • …
    preposition
    • towards/​toward
    See full entry
  2.  
    (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.将豆煮沸直到变软。
    • four large slices of tender chicken四片嫩鸡肉
    opposite tough
    Wordfinder
    Topics Cooking and eatingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • beautifully
    • deliciously
    • exceptionally
    • …
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  3. (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.我的脚在敲打的地方仍然非常柔软。
    • The back of my neck feels very tender.我的脖颈儿一碰就痛得要命。
    Topics Illnessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  4. easily hurt or damaged 易损坏的；纤弱的；脆弱的synonym delicate
    • tender young plants娇嫩的幼苗
    5. Word Originadjective Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ‘tender, delicate’.
Idioms
at a tender age | at the tender age of…
  1. 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/
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  1. 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.该公共汽车公司正在招标一些新公共汽车。
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • highest
    • lowest
    • successful
    • …
    verb + tender
    • make
    • put in
    • submit
    • …
    tender + noun
    • offer
    • document
    • price
    • …
    preposition
    • by tender
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  2. a truck attached to a steam engine, carrying fuel and water（蒸汽机车的）煤水车
  3. 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
    4. see also legal tender
    Word Originnoun sense 1 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’. noun senses 2 to 3 late Middle English (in the sense ‘attendant, nurse’): from tend (senses 3 and 4) or shortening of attender (see attend).

tender

verb
🔊/ˈtendə(r)/
🔊/ˈtendər/
Verb Forms
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/
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  1. [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
  2. [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。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originverb 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’.