| 单词 | tender |
| 释义 | tender —tender /ˈten.dər/ aep /-dɚ/ adjective (GENTLE) ► C2 gentle, loving, or kind: » a tender look/smile» What you need is some tender loving care.Thesaurus+: ↑Tender and gentle , ↑Kind and thoughtfultenderly /-li/ adverbThesaurus+: ↑Tender and gentle , ↑Kind and thoughtfultenderness /-nəs/ noun [U] Thesaurus+: ↑Tender and gentle , ↑Kind and thoughtfulThesaurus+: ↑Pain and painful adjective (PAINFUL) ► F0 (of part of the body) painful, sore, or uncomfortable when touched: » My arm was very tender after the injection.Thesaurus+: ↑Pain and painfultenderness /-nəs/ noun [U]Thesaurus+: ↑Tender and gentle , ↑Kind and thoughtfulThesaurus+: ↑Pain and painful adjective (SOFT) C2 (of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth): » My steak was beautifully tender.Thesaurus+: ↑Pleasant to eat or drinkF0 describes plants that are easily damaged by cold weather Thesaurus+: ↑Types of planttenderness /-nəs/ noun [U]Thesaurus+: ↑Tender and gentle , ↑Kind and thoughtfulThesaurus+: ↑Pain and painful adjective LITERARY (YOUNG) ► C2 young: » He was sent off to boarding school at the tender age of seven.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing people who are youngtenderness /-nəs/ noun [U]Thesaurus+: ↑Tender and gentle , ↑Kind and thoughtfulThesaurus+: ↑Pain and painful noun [C] (OFFER) F0 a written or formal offer to supply goods or do a job for an agreed price: » The council has invited tenders for the building contract.Thesaurus+: ↑Business and commerce - general wordsF0 SPECIALIZED a written offer to buy or sell shares in a company Thesaurus+: ↑Financial investments and the stock marketThesaurus+: ↑Buying and selling in generalput sth out to tender UKF0 If you put work out to tender, you ask people to make offers to do it: » Education departments in all the prisons are being put out to tender.Thesaurus+: ↑Making appeals and requestsThesaurus+: ↑Giving, providing and supplyingnoun [C] SPECIALIZED (CONTAINER) ► F0 a vehicle used for transporting water, wood, or coal, especially one that is pulled behind a railway engine or used by the fire service, or a small boat used for transporting people or goods between a larger boat and the coastThesaurus+: ↑Fire service , ↑Fire and flameThesaurus+: ↑Trucks, vans and caravansThesaurus+: ↑Trains and parts of trainsverb ↑Verb Endings for tender F0 [I] If you tender for a job, you make a formal offer to do it for a stated price: » Five companies have tendered for the hospital contract.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobsF0 [I] SPECIALIZED If you tender for something such as shares, you make a formal offer to buy them for a stated price. Thesaurus+: ↑Competing and contending (non-sporting) , ↑Competing in sportF0 [T] FORMAL to give or offer something: » Please tender the exact fare.» The health minister has tendered her resignation (= has offered to leave her job).Thesaurus+: ↑Giving, providing and supplying |
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