1ADJ-GRADED 温柔的;慈爱的;体贴的;柔软的 Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. 温柔的;慈爱的;体贴的;柔软的
Her voice was tender, full of pity.
她的声音很温柔,充满了怜爱。
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。
2ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](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. (年龄)幼小的,无知的
He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
1N-VAR 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. 投标 [business]
Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work. [+ for]
建筑商们将会收到说明书,并被邀请参与该项目投标。
Some services are now compulsorily put out to tender.
现在,有些服务项目必须进行招标。
...the consortium that has won the tender to build the second Severn Bridge.