1ADJ-GRADED 溫柔的;慈愛的;體貼的;柔軟的 Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. 溫柔的;慈愛的;體貼的;柔軟的
Her voice was tender, full of pity.
她的聲音很溫柔,充滿了憐愛。
Patients may not receive the tender, loving care once associated with a hospital stay.
病人們可能享受不到以前住院時那種悉心體貼的照顧。
tenderly
Mr. White tenderly embraced his wife.
懷特先生溫柔地擁抱了妻子。
tenderness
She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude.
她只是出於禮貌地笑了笑,而非出於關心或感激。
2ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](年齡)幼小的,無知的 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. (年齡)幼小的,無知的
He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
1N-VAR 投標 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 [business]
Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work. [+ for]
建築商們將會收到說明書,並被邀請參與該項目投標。
Some services are now compulsorily put out to tender.
現在,有些服務項目必須進行招標。
...the consortium that has won the tender to build the second Severn Bridge.