tender

tender的近义词

noun

1. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

Synonym: supply ship

2. a boat for communication between ship and shore

Synonym: ship's boatpinnacecutter

3. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

4. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

Synonym: bid

5. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Synonym: attendantattender

6. something that can be used as an official medium of payment

Synonym: legal tenderstamp

verb

1. make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

e.g. tenderize meat

Synonym: tenderizetenderise

2. make a tender of
in legal settlements

3. offer or present for acceptance

4. propose a payment

e.g. The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting

Synonym: offerbid

tender的反义词

adj

1. (of plants) not hardy
easily killed by adverse growing condition

e.g. tender green shoots

2. having or displaying warmth or affection

e.g. affectionate children
a fond embrace
fond of his nephew
a tender glance
a warm embrace

Synonym: affectionatefondlovesomewarm

3. young and immature

e.g. at a tender age

4. hurting

e.g. the tender spot on his jaw

Synonym: sensitivesoreraw

5. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Synonym: crankcrankytippy

6. easy to cut or chew

e.g. tender beef

7. physically untoughened

e.g. tender feet

Synonym: untoughened

8. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

e.g. a tender heart
a tender smile
tender loving care
tender memories
a tender mother

形容词用法（ADJECTIVE USES）

1. 温柔的;慈爱的;体贴的;柔软的
Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings.

e.g. Her voice was tender, full of pity...
她的声音很温柔，充满了怜爱。
e.g. Patients may not receive the tender, loving care once associated with a hospital stay.
病人们可能享受不到以前住院时那种悉心体贴的照顾。

tenderly
Mr. White tenderly embraced his wife.
怀特先生温柔地拥抱了妻子。tenderness
She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude.
她只是出于礼貌地笑了笑，而非出于关心或感激。

2. (年龄)幼小的，无知的
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.

e.g. He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
他在7岁的小小年纪就喜欢上了这项运动。
e.g. ...the loss of her father at such a tender age.
如此幼小的年纪就失去了父亲

3. (肉等食品)软的，嫩的，易咀嚼的
Meat or other food that is tender is easy to cut or chew.

e.g. Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
至少煮两个小时，或一直煮到肉变烂为止。
e.g. ...tender young dwarf beans.
幼嫩的四季豆

4. （身体部位）敏感的，疼痛的，一碰就疼的
If part of your body is tender, it is sensitive and painful when it is touched.

e.g. My tummy felt very tender...
我的肚子一碰就很疼。
e.g. Treat any tender points by massaging.
用按摩法治疗疼痛部位。

tenderness
There is still some tenderness in her tummy.
她的肚子还有点疼。

名词和动词用法（NOUN AND VERB USES）

1. 投标
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.

e.g. Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work...
建筑商们将会收到说明书，并被邀请参与该项目投标。
e.g. Some services are now compulsorily put out to tender.
现在，有些服务项目必须进行招标。

2. 投标;参与竞标
If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price.

tender在线翻译

e.g. The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work...
工作人员不得投标承接私营部门的工作。
e.g. He tendered for and was awarded the contract.
他参与竞标，并赢得了合同。

tendering
...compulsory competitive tendering for council leisure and recreation services.
对市政会休闲娱乐服务项目的强制性竞标

3. 提出;递交;呈交;缴纳
If you tender something such as a suggestion, your resignation, or money, you formally offer or present it.

e.g. She quickly tendered her resignation...
她很快递交了辞呈。
e.g. He took his wallet from his inside coat pocket and tendered the permit.
他从外套内兜里掏出钱包，出示了许可证。

4. see also: legal tender