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单词 tender
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tender

adjective
 
/ˈtendə(r)/
/ˈtendər/
(comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest)
more tender and most tender are also commonIdioms
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  1.  
    kind, gentle and loving
    • tender words
    • What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment).
    see also TLC
    Extra Examples
    • He felt tender and loving towards her.
    • Her expression became soft, almost tender.
    • The letters to Penelope are achingly tender.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • achingly
    • very
    • almost
    • …
    preposition
    • towards/​toward
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  2.  
    (of food) easy to bite through and cut
    • This meat is extremely tender.
    • Boil the beans until they are tender.
    • four large slices of tender chicken
    opposite tough
    Wordfinder
    • chewy
    • creamy
    • crisp
    • crunchy
    • greasy
    • juicy
    • mushy
    • rubbery
    • tender
    • tough
    Topics Cooking and eatingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • beautifully
    • deliciously
    • exceptionally
    • …
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  3. (of part of the body) painful when you touch it synonym sore
    • My leg is still very tender where I banged it.
    • The back of my neck feels very tender.
    Topics Illnessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  4. easily hurt or damaged synonym delicate
    • tender young plants
    5. Word Originadjective Middle English: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ‘tender, delicate’.
Idioms
at a tender age | at the tender age of…
  1. used in connection with somebody who is still young and does not have much experience
    • He left home at the tender age of 15.
    • She shouldn't be having to deal with problems like this at such a tender age.

tender

noun
/ˈtendə(r)/
/ˈtendər/
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  1. a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price synonym bid1
    • Cleaning services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services).
    • a competitive tender
    • A local firm submitted the lowest tender.
    • The bus company is inviting tenders for a number of new buses.
    Extra Examples
    • The building of the new school will go out to tender.
    • The property is to be sold by tender.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • highest
    • lowest
    • successful
    • …
    verb + tender
    • make
    • put in
    • submit
    • …
    tender + noun
    • offer
    • document
    • price
    • …
    preposition
    • by tender
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  2. a truck attached to a steam engine, carrying fuel and water
  3. a small boat, used for carrying people or goods between a larger boat and landTopics Transport by waterc2
    4. see also legal tender
    Word Originnoun sense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold forth’. noun senses 2 to 3 late Middle English (in the sense ‘attendant, nurse’): from tend (senses 3 and 4) or shortening of attender (see attend).

tender

verb
/ˈtendə(r)/
/ˈtendər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tender
/ˈtendə(r)/
/ˈtendər/
he / she / it tenders
/ˈtendəz/
/ˈtendərz/
past simple tendered
/ˈtendəd/
/ˈtendərd/
past participle tendered
/ˈtendəd/
/ˈtendərd/
-ing form tendering
/ˈtendərɪŋ/
/ˈtendərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] tender (for something) to make a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price
    • Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract.
    • competitive tendering
  2. [transitive] tender something (to somebody) (formal) to offer or give something to somebody
    • He has tendered his resignation to the prime minister.
    3. Word Originverb mid 16th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold forth’.
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