| 释义 |
tender1 /tenˈdər/ adjective- Soft, delicate, fragile
- Easily chewed, not tough
- Easily impressed or injured
- Not hardy
- Gentle
- Youthful, vulnerable
- Sensitive, esp to pain or sorrow
- Painful when touched or pressed
- Requiring gentle or tactful handling
- Easily moved to pity, love, etc
- Careful not to hurt
- Kind, sympathetic
- Considerate, careful (with of; archaic)
- Pathetic
- Expressive of, of the nature of, or arousing the softer passions
- Compassionate, loving, affectionate
- (of porcelain) soft-paste
- Scrupulous, chary
- Beloved (Shakespeare)
- (of a ship) apt to lean over under sail
transitive verb (obsolete or dialect)- To cherish
- To value, have respect to
- To make tender
- To treat with tenderness (Shakespeare)
- To feel tenderness for (Shakespeare)
noun- Care, regard, concern (Shakespeare)
- Tender feeling, fondness (now usu in Fr form tendre /tãdr’/)
ORIGIN: Fr tendre, from L tener tenˈderize or tenˈderise transitive verb To break down the connective tissue of (meat) so as to make it tender, either by pounding or by applying a chemical or marinade tenˈderizer or tenˈderiser noun A pounding instrument or a substance that tenderizes meat tenˈderling noun - A person coddled too much, an effeminate person
- One of the first horns of a deer
tenˈderly adverb tenˈderness noun tenˈder-dying adjective (Shakespeare) Dying young tenˈderfoot noun (pl tenˈderfoots or tenˈderfeet) (orig and esp N American) - A person not yet hardened to life in the prairie, mining-camp, etc
- A newcomer
- A greenhorn, beginner
- Formerly, a boy scout or girl guide who has passed only the first tests
tender-heartˈed adjective Compassionate, easily touched or moved tender-heartˈedly adverb tender-heartˈedness noun tender-heftˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Perh set in a tender bodily ‘haft’ or frame tenˈderloin noun - The tenderest part of the loin of beef, pork, etc, close to the lumbar vertebrae
- A district where bribes to the police and other forms of corruption are extremely common (N Am sl)
tenderstem broccoli noun Broccolini |