| 单词 | tender |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tender 1(ˈtɛndə) adjective 1. easily broken, cut, or crushed; soft; not tough a tender steak 2. easily damaged; vulnerable or sensitive a tender youth at a tender age 3. having or expressing warm and affectionate feelings a tender smile 4. kind, merciful, or sympathetic a tender heart 5. arousing warm feelings; touching a tender memory 6. gentle and delicate a tender breeze 7. requiring care in handling; ticklish a tender question 8. painful or sore a tender wound 9. sensitive to moral or spiritual feelings a tender conscience 10. (postpositive; foll by of) careful or protective tender of one's emotions 11. (of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by a wind; crank Compare stiff (sense 10)verb 12. (transitive) rare a. to make tender b. to treat tenderly Derived forms tenderly (ˈtenderly) adverb tenderness (ˈtenderness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener delicateWord Frequency tender 2(ˈtɛndə) verb 1. (transitive) to give, present, or offer to tender one's resignation tender a bid 2. (intransitive; foll by for) to make a formal offer or estimate for (a job or contract) 3. (transitive) law to offer (money or goods) in settlement of a debt or claim noun 4. the act or an instance of tendering; offer 5. business a formal offer to supply specified goods or services at a stated cost or rate 6. something, esp money, used as an official medium of payment legal tender Derived forms tenderable (ˈtenderable) adjective tenderer (ˈtenderer) noun Word origin C16: from Anglo-French tendre, from Latin tendere to extend; see tend1Word Frequency tender 3(ˈtɛndə) noun 1. a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship 2. a vehicle drawn behind a steam locomotive to carry the fuel and water 3. an ancillary vehicle used to carry supplies, spare parts, etc, for a mobile operation, such as an outside broadcast 4. a person who tends Word origin C15: variant of attender |
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