Tender

　　v.

　　vi. 投标 make an offer at a stated price

　　vt. 提出 present for acceptance

　　同义词

　　v. bid，offer，tenderise，tenderize

　　n. attendant，bid，cutter，legal tender

　　a. crank，fond，raw，untoughened

　　反义词

　　a. tough，toughened

　　参考例句

　　1. That drowns the tender reed.

　　会淹没脆弱的芦苇。

　　2. Love me tender. love me sweet, Never let me go.

　　温柔地爱我。甜蜜地爱我。不要让我离开你。

　　3. The giraffe eats tender leaf from the tree highly.

　　长颈鹿从高高的树上吃掉嫩树叶子。

　　参考例句

　　1.ADJ Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. 温柔的

　　例：Her voice was tender, full of pity.

　　她的声音很温柔，充满了怜悯。

　　2.tenderly ADV 温柔地

　　例：Mr. White tenderly embraced his wife.

　　怀特先生温柔地拥抱了妻子。

　　3.ADJ 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. 幼小的

　　例：He took up the game at the tender age of seven.

　　他在7岁的小小年纪就开始从事这项运动。

　　4.ADJ Meat or other food that is tender is easy to cut or chew. 嫩的; 易嚼的

　　例：Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.

　　至少煮两个小时，或一直煮到肉软了为止。

　　5.ADJ If part of your body is tender, it is sensitive and painful when it is touched. 敏感的; 易触痛的

　　例：My tummy felt very tender.

　　我的肚子一碰就痛。

　　6.tenderness N-UNCOUNT 触痛

　　例：There is still some tenderness in her ankle.

　　她的脚踝还有些触痛。

　　1.N-VAR 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

　　例：Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work.

　　然后建筑商们将会接到设计说明并被邀请参与此项工程的投标。

　　2.N a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship 小艇

　　3.V-I If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price. 投标

　　例：The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work.

　　员工们禁止投标私营部门的工程。

　　4.V to give, present, or offer 提出; 提供

　　例：to tender ones resignation

　　例：tender a bid

　　5. see also legal tender

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　She is always tender and soft-spoken.

　　她总是那么温柔,轻声细语。

　　He gave her a tender kiss.

　　他给了她一个温柔的吻。

　　Love is a river that drowns the tender reed.

　　爱情是条会淹没柔弱芦苇的河流。

　　Dont mention his divorce---its a very tender subject.

　　别提他离婚的事---那是个敏感话题。

　　The nurse was very tender toward the sick children.

　　护士对生病的孩子很温柔。

　　This stir-fried meat is very tender.

　　这肉炒得很嫩。

　　There are lots of tender blossoms in the garden.

　　花园里尽是娇嫩的花朵。

　　Her bruised knee is still tender.

　　她受了瘀伤的膝盖仍然一碰就痛。

　　用作动词

　　Ill tender my resignation.

　　我要提出辞职。

　　We tender you our thanks for this order.

　　对此次订货，我们表示感谢。

　　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

　　His tender for building a mansion has been accepted.

　　他承办大厦筑的投标被接受了。

　　Mary likes her job as a baby tender.

　　玛丽喜欢做照料婴儿的工作。

　　A shepherd is a tender of sheep.

　　牧羊人是看守羊的人。

　　The ship is a highly capable tender.

　　这艘船是一艘高性能的补给船。