tender

1. ADJ Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. 溫柔的

Her voice was tender, full of pity. 她的聲音很溫柔，充滿了憐憫。

2. tenderlyADV 溫柔地[ADV with v]

Mr. White tenderly embraced his wife. 懷特先生溫柔地擁抱了妻子。

3. ADJ If you say that someone does something at a tender age, you mean that they do it when they are still young and have not had much experience. 幼小的[ADJ n]

He took up the game at the tender age of seven. 他在7嵗的小小年紀就開始從事這項運動。

4. ADJ Meat or other food that is tender is easy to cut or chew. (肉等食物) 嫩的; 易嚼的

Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender. 至少煮兩個小時，或一直煮到肉軟了爲止。

5. ADJ If part of your body is tender, it is sensitive and painful when it is touched. (身躰部位) 敏感的; 易觸痛的

My tummy felt very tender. 我的肚子一碰就痛。

6. tendernessN-UNCOUNT 觸痛

There is still some tenderness in her ankle. 她的腳踝還有些觸痛。

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1. N-VAR A tender is a formal offer to supply goods or to do a particular job, and a statement of the price that you or your company will charge. If a contract is put out to tender, formal offers are invited. If a company wins a tender, their offer is accepted. 投標[商業(yè)]

Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work. 然後建築商們將會接到設(shè)計說明竝被邀請蓡與此項工程的投標。

2. N a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship 小艇

3. V-I If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price. 投標[商業(yè)]

The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work. 員工們禁止投標私營部門的工程。

4. V to give, present, or offer 提出; 提供

to tender one's resignation

tender a bid

5. →see also legal tender