tender
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈtendə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈten.dɚ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 温柔的;(食物)柔软的;疼痛的;(植物)脆弱的;年轻的;棘手的;审慎的;易倾斜的
- vt. 提议;使变脆弱;温柔地对待
- vi. 投标
- n. 投标;辅助救火车;附属船;(挂在机车后的)煤水车;看管人
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。
词根记忆
- tend(照料) + er→婴儿太脆弱了,需悉心照料→脆弱的
- 婴儿太脆弱(tender),需悉心照料(tend)
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- tenderly:温和地;体贴地;柔和地。
- n性质的同根词
- tenderness:亲切;柔软;柔和;敏感;棘手。
- tenderizer:(肉类)嫩化剂;嫩肉粉。
- vi性质的同根词
- tend:趋向,倾向;照料,照顾。
- vt性质的同根词
- tend:照料,照管。
- tenderize:使嫩;使软化。
用法辨析
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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;
- 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)
英汉例句
- The minister tendered his resignation.
部长提出辞职。 - He tendered them his deepest thanks.
他向他们表示最深切的谢意。 - He tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
他向首相提交了辞呈。 - He tendered his services as teacher.
他自荐作教师。 - The tender young shoots of bamboo are crisp and tasty.
竹子的幼芽脆嫩可口。 - Her skin is very tender, like a baby's.
她的皮肤像婴儿一样的柔嫩。 - He is tender of his honor.
他爱惜名誉。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
用作双宾动词: S+~+ pron./n. + n./pron.
S+~+ pron./n. +to n./pron.
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +as n.
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
词组短语
- tender one 's resignation 提出辞职
- 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
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- (GENTLE) gentle, loving, or kind
- (PAINFUL) (of part of the body) painful, sore, or uncomfortable when touched
- (SOFT) (of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth)
- (YOUNG) young
- If you tender for a job, you make a formal offer to do it for a stated price.
- (OFFER) a written or formal offer to supply goods or do a job for an agreed price
- (CONTAINER) a vehicle used for transporting water, wood, or coal, especially one that is pulled behind a railway engine or used by the fire service
- (BOAT) a small boat that is used for transporting people or goods from the land to a larger boat or from the larger boat to the land
- (CHICKEN) a small piece of chicken breast meat, usually breaded and fried, or a cut of chicken from the tenderloin
- Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings.
- tenderly
- 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.
- Meat or other food that is tender is easy to cut or chew.
- If part of your body is tender, it is sensitive and painful when it is touched.
- tenderness
- 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.
- a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship
- If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price.
- to give, present, or offer
- &rarrsee also legal tender
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专业释义
- 投标
- 投标
- 投标
- 供应船