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tender adjective | verb | noun
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ten·der / 5tZnd[ ; 5tendE /adjective
1. FOOD 食物, tender food is easy to cut and eat, especially because it has been well cooked嫩的，软的〔尤指因烹饪恰到好处〕;ANTtough
•Continue cooking until the meat is tender.一直烧到肉松软了为止。
2. PART OF YOUR BODY 身体的某一部位, a part of your body that is tender is painful if someone touches it一触即痛的:
•My arm is still tender where I bruised it.我手臂擦伤的地方仍然一碰就痛。
3. GENTLE 温柔的, gentle and careful in a way that shows love温柔的; 体贴入微的; 慈爱的:
•Her voice was tender and soft.她的声音温柔亲切。
•a slow, tender kiss一个绵长温柔的吻
4. EASILY DAMAGED 容易损坏的, easily damaged – used especially about plants or flowers娇嫩的，幼嫩的，易损坏的〔尤指植物或花〕:
•tender plants that were killed by the harsh winter被严冬冻死的幼嫩植株
5. tender loving care usually spokensympathetic treatment and a lot of attention体贴入微的关怀;SYNTLC
6. tender age the time when you are young or do not have much experience年幼时期; 未成熟时期:
at the tender age of sth
•Nicholas was sent to boarding school at the tender age of seven.尼古拉斯年仅七岁时就被送进了寄宿学校。
—tenderly adv.
—tenderness noun U
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tenderverb
1. Tformalto formally offer or show something to someone递呈，呈交; 提出:
•As company secretary, you must tender the proposal.你是公司秘书，必须由你来提交方案。
tender sth to sb
•The seller has the right to keep the goods until payment is tendered to him.卖方有权在收到货款后再发货。
•Minton tendered her resignation on Friday.明顿周五递交了辞呈。
2. IBrEto make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods or services for a particular price投标;SYNbid AmE:
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•We are unable to tender competitively for the contract.我们对这个合同的投标没有竞争力。
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tendernoun C
1. especially BrEa formal statement of the price you would charge for doing a job or providing goods or services投标（书）;SYNbid AmE:
•Our bid was the lowest tender.我们投标的价格是最低的。
put sth out to tender BrE ( =to ask different companies to say how much they will charge for doing a particular job ) 对某物进行招标:
•The contract for building the houses will be put out to tender.这些房屋的建造合约将对外招标。
2. a small boat that takes people or supplies between the shore and a larger boat〔来往于岸边和大船之间运送人员或补给品的〕驳运船，补给船，交通艇
3. part of a steam train used for carrying coal and water for the train〔蒸汽火车的〕煤水车
⇒BARTENDER,LEGAL TENDER

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