tender
tender
英[ˈtendə(r)]美[ˈtendər]
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，<古>温柔地对待；
复数：tenders;
第三人称单数：tenders;
过去式：tendered;
过去分词：tendered;
现在分词：tendering;
比较级：tenderer;
*高级：tenderest;
副词：tenderly;
名词：tenderness;
例句
We were sent to boarding school at a tender age.很小的时候我们就被送到了寄宿学校。
At the tender age of seventeen I left home.早在十七岁的小小年纪,我就离开了家。
My throat is still tender.我的嗓子还在痛。
You should avoid the tender subject.你们应当避开这个令人不快的话题。
She spoke tender words to the child.她对那孩子说了些亲切的话。
Her skin is very tender, like a baby's.她的皮肤像婴儿一样的柔嫩。
The borrower may tender payment of all principal and interest outstanding .借贷者可以清偿全部本金和利息
Tender bite and touch made him paralytic and brought him on fire.温柔的轻咬和触摸让他感到麻痹,身体仿佛着了火.
One short song the young lady played in a most soulful and tender mood.嘉莉听到从敞着门的楼下客厅里传出了这支歌.
The rugged surface of the Palatine was muffled with tender verdure.这座昔日王宫的那片凹凸不平的场地上覆盖着一层嫩绿.
英语六级真题
Most young boys have been trained to believe that men who show tender feelings are considered to be feminine and weak.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
温柔的;慈爱的;体贴的;柔软的
Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings.
例句
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。ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例句
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ADJ-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.
例句
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ADJ-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.
例句
My tummy felt very tender...我的肚子一碰就很疼。Treat any tender points by massaging.用按摩法治疗疼痛部位。英汉词典释义
vt.
提出
The minister tendered his resignation.部长提出辞职。He tendered the committee a referendum.他向该委员会提交了一份备忘录。使变温柔；使变脆弱
【法律】清偿，偿债
The borrower may tender payment of all principal and interest outstanding .借贷者可以清偿全部本金和利息The borrower may tender payment of all principal and interest outstanding .借贷者可以清偿全部本金和利息n.
投标
蒸汽机车的）煤水车
（在大船和海岸之间载运人和货物的）供应船，补给船，交通船
(正式)提出；提供
照料人；看管人
adj.
脆弱的; 幼弱的; 嫩的
Her skin is very tender, like a baby's.她的皮肤像婴儿一样的柔嫩。温柔的; 亲切的
She spoke tender words to the child.她对那孩子说了些亲切的话。疼痛的, 一触即痛的; 敏感的
You should avoid the tender subject.你们应当避开这个令人不快的话题。My throat is still tender.我的嗓子还在痛。纤弱的，脆弱的；虚弱的；易损的
柔和的，温和的
易悲伤的；易苦恼的；多愁善感的
棘手的，难对付的；需小心处理的
【航海学】不稳的；易倾斜的
vi.
投标
英英词典释义
Noun
1. something used as an official medium of payment
2. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
4. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
5. a boat for communication between ship and shore
6. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
Verb
1. offer or present for acceptance
2. propose a payment;
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"3. make a tender of; in legal settlements
4. make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer;
"tenderize meat"Adjective
1. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality;
"a tender heart""a tender smile""tender loving care""tender memories""a tender mother"2. hurting;
"the tender spot on his jaw"3. susceptible to physical or emotional injury;
"at a tender age"4. having or displaying warmth or affection;
"affectionate children""caring parents""a fond embrace""fond of his nephew""a tender glance""a warm embrace"5. easy to cut or chew;
"tender beef"6. physically untoughened;
"tender feet"7. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
8. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition;
"tender green shoots"行业词典
法律： 招标；偿付；投标；
船舶： 供应船；"又称 :供应船(supply vessel,supply ship) "；为*、民船舶或近海设施提供维修勤务或供应物资、器材的船。；
金融： 垫款；货币；投标；招标；清偿；交易媒介；
铁道： 煤水车；
