tender

英 ['tendə(r)] 美 ['tendər]

• adj. 温柔的；脆弱的；敏感的；亲切的；嫩的；痛的
• v. 提出；投标
• n. 投标；照管人；补给船；煤水车

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 投标

   make an offer (to carry out work, supply goods, etc.) at a stated price

2. vt. 提出

   present for acceptance

adj. (形容词)

1. 脆弱的; 幼弱的; 嫩的

   not tough; delicate

2. 温柔的,亲切的

   gentle; kind

3. 疼痛的,一触即痛的; 敏感的

   painful when touched; sensitive

4. 细心的; 用心的; 生怕(…)的

   that might offend or hurt people

5. (问题等)微妙的,难处理的

   need handling carefully

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 温柔的， 体贴的
2. 脆弱的，柔弱的，纤弱的
3. 敏感的
4. 幼弱的，未成熟的，嫩的
5. 亲切的，和善的，慈爱的
6. 柔软的
7. 棘手的
8. 一触就痛的
9. 微妙的
10. 易损坏的

v. 动词

1. 提供，给与
2. 投标
3. 提出
4. （使）变柔软
5. （使）变脆弱
6. <古>温柔地对待
7. 提议
8. 估价
9. 【律】清偿，偿付，赔出（赔偿费）
10. 提交，递交，交付

n. 名词

1. 投标
2. 法定货币
3. 补给船，供应船
4. 交通船
5. 煤水车，给煤车，给水车
6. 小船
7. 提出
8. 照看者，看管者
9. 提供
10. 附属船
11. 联络船
12. 【律】清偿，偿付，赔交
13. 赔偿费
14. 提供物

英英释义

Noun:

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

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

3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

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

5. a boat for communication between ship and shore

6. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

Adjective:

1. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality;

   "a tender heart"
   "a tender smile"
   "tender loving care"
   "tender memories"
   "a tender mother"
   

2. hurting;

   "the tender spot on his jaw"
   

3. young and immature;

   "at a tender age"
   

4. having or displaying warmth or affection;

   "affectionate children"
   "a fond embrace"
   "fond of his nephew"
   "a tender glance"
   "a warm embrace"
   

5. easy to cut or chew;

   "tender beef"
   

6. physically untoughened;

   "tender feet"
   

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

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

   "tender green shoots"
   

Verb:

1. offer or present for acceptance

2. propose a payment;

   "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
   

3. make a tender of; in legal settlements

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

   "tenderize meat"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She is always tender and soft-spoken.
   她总是那么温柔,轻声细语。
2. He gave her a tender kiss.
   他给了她一个温柔的吻。
3. Love is a river that drowns the tender reed.
   爱情是条会淹没柔弱芦苇的河流。
4. Don't mention his divorce---it's a very tender subject.
   别提他离婚的事---那是个敏感话题。
5. The nurse was very tender toward the sick children.
   护士对生病的孩子很温柔。
6. This stir-fried meat is very tender.
   这肉炒得很嫩。
7. There are lots of tender blossoms in the garden.
   花园里尽是娇嫩的花朵。
8. Her bruised knee is still tender.
   她受了瘀伤的膝盖仍然一碰就痛。

用作动词 (v.)

1. I'll tender my resignation.
   我要提出辞职。
2. We tender you our thanks for this order.
   对此次订货，我们表示感谢。
3. We shall tender for the erection of that building.
   我们要投标修建那座建筑物。

用作名词 (n.)

1. His tender for building a mansion has been accepted.
   他承办大厦筑的投标被接受了。
2. Mary likes her job as a baby tender.
   玛丽喜欢做照料婴儿的工作。
3. A shepherd is a tender of sheep.
   牧羊人是看守羊的人。
4. The ship is a highly capable tender.
   这艘船是一艘高性能的补给船。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The minister tendered his resignation.
   部长提出辞职。
2. Passengers should tender the exact fare.Change will not be given on this bus.
   乘客须付正好的车费,本车一律不设找赎。

用作双宾动词

S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

1. He tendered them his deepest thanks.
   他向他们表示最深切的谢意。
2. I wish to tender him my thanks for his kindness.
   我想对他的一片好意表示感谢。
3. He tendered the committee a referendum.
   他向该委员会提交了一份备忘录。

S+～+ pron./n. +to n./pron.

1. He tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
   他向首相提交了辞呈。
2. I may tender a suggestion to the committee.
   我向委员会提交一项建议。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +as n.

1. He tendered his services as teacher.
   他自荐作教师。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The tender young shoots of bamboo are crisp and tasty.
   竹子的幼芽脆嫩可口。
2. She is still in tender health.
   她身体仍然虚弱。
3. He was sent to boarding school at the tender age of eight.
   他在八岁这样的年幼时期就被送往寄宿学校读书了。
4. You should avoid the tender subject.
   你们应当避开这个须慎重处理的问题。
5. She spoke tender words to the child.
   她对那孩子说了些亲切的话。
6. She is your tender mother.
   她是你的慈母。
7. She gave him a tender look.
   她温柔地看了他一眼。
8. Don't mention his divorce—it's a very tender subject.
   别提他离婚的事——那可是个敏感话题。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Her skin is very tender, like a baby's.
   她的皮肤像婴儿一样的柔嫩。
2. My throat is still tender.
   我的嗓子还在痛。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is tender of his honor.
   他爱惜名誉。
2. She is tender of hurting others' feelings.
   她生怕伤害别人的感情。

经典引文

• We got out to the excavation site..in our twelve-man tender.

  出自： M. Rule

• Decided to invite tenders for the hull of the ship and her engines.

  出自： L. T. C. Rolt

• Simmer for 40 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.

  出自：Green Cuisine

• Succulent cooked sausages and tender hams.

  出自：Essentials

• The meat..had been coarse and stringy..and it took long cooking to tender it.

  出自： M. K. Rawlings

• Had he twenty heads to tender down On twenty bloody blocks, he'd yield them up.

  出自：Measure for Measure , Shakespeare

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

tender for (v.+prep.)

出某种面值的钱买… offer money in a certain form in exchange for
tender for sth
The firm tendered for the contract to build a new hotel.

该公司投标承建一家新旅馆。
They are going to tender for the construction of a new motor-way.

他们打算投标承建一条新的高速公路。
Our firm has tendered for the construction of a new bridge.

我们公司已投标承建一座新的桥梁。 tender sth for sth
￡10 and ￡20 notes should not be tendered for bus fares.

不该拿10镑20镑的钞票来买公共汽车票。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• tender one's resignation 提出辞职

～+副词

• tender affectionately 充满深情地提出
• tender amiably 亲切地提出
• tender gently 有礼貌地提出
• tender mercifully 仁慈地提出
• tender passionately 热情地提出
• tender unexpectedly 意外地提出

～+介词

• tender for 为…投标
• tender for the construction of a new motorway 投标承建新的高速公路
• tender sth to 向…提出

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• tender age 幼年
• tender plant 柔弱的植物
• tender spot 痛处,弱点
• tender woman 柔弱的女子
• tender wound 一触即痛的伤口

～+介词

• tender of sb 钟情于某人
• tender of sb's honor 爱惜名誉
• tender to〔towards, with〕 对…亲切的

词语用法

1. tender表示“提供”时，后可接双宾语。

   I wish to tender him my thanks for his kindness.
   我想对他的好意表示感谢。

2. 英国人习惯在tender后加services，resignation，thanks，apologies等词作为宾语，一般用于正式文字；
3. legal tender表示“法定货币”，前面不可与a搭配使用，属单数名词，没有复数形式。

v. (动词)

1. tender的基本意思是“投标”。作“提供”“提出”“献给”“偿付”解时,通常用在较正式的场合,一般不用于物品的提供而用于感谢、歉意或辞呈等的提出,语气较强,强调提供者谦虚或礼貌。
2. tender可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。tender可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为to的宾语。tender还可接由as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。作不及物动词时,常接介词for。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

tender, offer, prefer, present, proffer

• 这组词都可表示“提出”。它们之间的区别是：
• 1.present特指通过礼仪形式或彬彬有礼的行为向对方提供考虑、选择或认可的服务、建议或物品。
• 2.offer是最基本、最常用的词,表示主动奉献某物或提出别人可能接受或拒绝的建议、意见、职务等。例如:
• The teacher offered a few ideas to improve the plan.老师提出了几点改进计划的意见。
• She offered to help me to learn English.她提出要帮我学英语。
• 3.proffer强调因慷慨所产生的自愿奉献行为,是较正式用语。例如:
• Many people proffered blood and skin for the badly burnt worker.很多人要求为那个严重烧伤的工人献血献皮。
• 4.tender专指在公务上或法律上呈请正式批准,作一般用法时,强调温和有礼。例如:
• She tendered him her resignation.她向他提交了辞呈。
• 5.prefer只用在19世纪的英语中或某些法律场合才表示“提出”。例如:
• The police preferred a charge against the motorist.警方控告那个汽车司机。
• Will the police prefer charges against the boys or just give them a warning?警方会控告那些男孩吗?还是只给他们一个警告?

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的tendre，意为软的，精致的；最初源自拉丁语的tenerem。

近反义词

【近义词】

• gentle
• soft
• warm

【反义词】

• cruel
• tough
• unfeeling