tender
英 [ˈtendə(r)] 美 [ˈtɛndɚ]

adj.

纤弱的；嫩的；温柔的；疼痛的

n.

（正式）提出；投标；供应船，联络船；照看者

vt.

正式提出；使变脆弱；温柔地对待；

变形

复数：tenders过去式：tendered过去分词：tendered现在分词：tendering第三人称单数：tenders

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. 投标 make an offer (to carry out work, supply goods, etc.) at a stated price
2. vt. 提出 present for acceptance

adj.(形容词)

1. 脆弱的; 幼弱的; 嫩的 not tough; delicate
2. 温柔的,亲切的 gentle; kind
3. 疼痛的,一触即痛的; 敏感的 painful when touched; sensitive
4. 细心的; 用心的; 生怕(…)的 that might offend or hurt people
5. (问题等)微妙的,难处理的 need handling carefully

英英释义

tender

• n.
  • something used as an official medium of payment

    同义词：legal tender

  • someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

    同义词：attendantattender

  • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

    同义词：bid

  • car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
  • a boat for communication between ship and shore

    同义词：ship's boatpinnacecutter

  • ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

    同义词：supply ship

• v.
  • offer or present for acceptance
  • propose a payment

    同义词：offerbid

  • make a tender of; in legal settlements
  • make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

    "tenderize meat"

    同义词：tenderizetenderise

• adj.
  • given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

    "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

  • hurting

    "the tender spot on his jaw"

    同义词：sensitivesoreraw

  • young and immature

    "at a tender age"

  • having or displaying warmth or affection

    "a tender glance"

    同义词：affectionatecaringfondlovesomewarm

  • easy to cut or chew

    "tender beef"

  • physically untoughened

    "tender feet"

    同义词：untoughened

  • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

    同义词：crankcrankytippy

  • (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

    "tender green shoots"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• tender one's resignation提出辞职

～+副词

• tender affectionately充满深情地提出
• tender amiably亲切地提出
• tender gently有礼貌地提出
• tender mercifully仁慈地提出
• tender passionately热情地提出
• tender unexpectedly意外地提出

～+介词

• tender for为…投标
• tender for the construction of a new motorway投标承建新的高速公路
• tender sth to向…提出

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• tender age幼年
• tender plant柔弱的植物
• tender spot痛处,弱点
• tender woman柔弱的女子
• tender wound一触即痛的伤口

～+介词

• tender of sb钟情于某人
• tender of sb's honor爱惜名誉
• tender to〔towards, with〕对…亲切的

词组短语

tender for投标

open tender公开招标

tender offer投标报价；招标

legal tender法定货币；法币

tender feeling柔情

tender document投标文件；提供证件

tender age n. 幼年

tender price投标价格

tender loving care亲切照料；细心看护；（英）（对病入膏肓的老年患者停止积极治疗的）安乐护理

public tender公开投标

invitation to tender招标

competitive tender公开投标，竞争性投标

submission of tender投标

international tender国际招标

tender bond投标保证金

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

gentle, moderate, tender, mild, soft

这组词都有“温和的，柔和的”的意思，其区别是：

gentle指温柔、亲切、优雅。常含有节制和意味。

moderate中性词，指温和稳健，有节制，不走极端。

tender和gentle意思很接近。指人的感情细腻、温情慈爱和有同情心，侧重心理素质。也可指物的柔嫩等。

mild用于人时，指天性温顺，脾气好，不放肆粗野；用于物时，主要指适度，程度上相当缓和给人以愉快感觉。

soft侧重柔软或安稳、光滑，使人不感到粗糙或严酷。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. She is always tender and soft-spoken.
   她总是那么温柔,轻声细语。
2. He gave her a tender kiss.
   他给了她一个温柔的吻。
3. Love is a river that drowns the tender reed.
   爱情是条会淹没柔弱芦苇的河流。
4. Don't mention his divorce---it's a very tender subject.
   别提他离婚的事---那是个敏感话题。
5. The nurse was very tender toward the sick children.
   护士对生病的孩子很温柔。
6. This stir-fried meat is very tender.
   这肉炒得很嫩。
7. There are lots of tender blossoms in the garden.
   花园里尽是娇嫩的花朵。
8. Her bruised knee is still tender.
   她受了瘀伤的膝盖仍然一碰就痛。

用作动词(v.)

1. I'll tender my resignation.
   我要提出辞职。
2. We tender you our thanks for this order.
   对此次订货，我们表示感谢。
3. We shall tender for the erection of that building.
   我们要投标修建那座建筑物。

用作名词(n.)

1. His tender for building a mansion has been accepted.
   他承办大厦筑的投标被接受了。
2. Mary likes her job as a baby tender.
   玛丽喜欢做照料婴儿的工作。
3. A shepherd is a tender of sheep.
   牧羊人是看守羊的人。
4. The ship is a highly capable tender.
   这艘船是一艘高性能的补给船。

权威例句

Consumer impressions of Tender Select beef.
The epidemiology of tender points: a prospective study of 1520 patients.
Tender puentes: lecciones globales desde México sobre políticas de salud basadas en evidencias
Population study of tender point counts and pain as evidence of fibromyalgia
The Returns To Acquiring Firms In Tender Offers-Evidence From 3 Decades
Tense and tender ties: the politics of comparison in North American history and (post) colonial studies
Pressure threshold meter: its use for quantification of tender spots
The association between tender points, psychological distress, and adverse childhood experiences: a community-based study.
The relation between tender points and fibromyalgia symptom variables: evidence that fibromyalgia is not a discrete disorder in the ...
Clinical characteristics of fibrositis. I. A "blinded,"controlled study of symptoms and tender points.