tender

嫩的、软嫩的指食物

The beef was so tender it fell apart with a fork.

这牛肉软嫩到用叉子一拨就散开。

温柔的、体贴的、亲切的

She gave the sleeping child a tender look.

她温柔地看著熟睡中的孩子。

疼痛的、一碰就痛的

My ankle is still tender where I twisted it.

我脚踝扭到的地方还是一碰就痛。

幼小的、稚嫩的

He started working at the tender age of fourteen.

他十四岁那样的小小年纪就开始工作了。

敏感的、棘手的

Money is a tender subject in their marriage.

金钱在他们的婚姻里是个敏感的话题。

投标、标书商业

Three companies submitted a tender for the bridge project.

有三家公司针对这座桥的工程投标。

货币、法定货币多用于 legal tender

These old coins are no longer legal tender.

这些旧硬币已经不是法定货币了。

补给船、交通船

A small tender carried the crew back to the harbor.

一艘小交通船把船员载回港口。

提出、递交正式

She tendered her resignation after ten years there.

她在那里待了十年后递出辞呈。

投标、竞标商业

Several firms are tendering for the construction contract.

好几家公司正在竞标这份营建合约。