| 单词 | tender |
| 释义 | tender I. ten·der 1. a. < that remarkable tender limestone which is the island's chief treasure — J.P.O'Donnell > < the ruthless flint doth cut my tender feet — Shakespeare > < its eggs are extremely frail and tender — Richard Semon > b. < small buttered ears of the tenderest white corn — Mary McCarthy > c. of wool 2. a. < they're a thought too young and tender for the work at hand … it's bitter cold up at the front now — Rudyard Kipling > b. < blight so agreeable a myth in its tender stage — V.L.Parrington > < children of tender years > c. < as the climate grows more severe toward the interior of the continent, many of the more tender species drop out — Boy Scout Handbk. > d. dialect chiefly Britain 3. < the security that goes with a tender relationship — Abram Kardiner > < for the moment she was tender with regrets — Sherwood Anderson > < the sweet things of life, the fastidious and tender things, the gentle approaches — Richard Church > 4. a. < a tender and consistent regard for the rights of states — C.A. & Mary Beard > < a tender and far-reaching solicitude could not always save the Egyptian cat from harm — Agnes Repplier > b. < thinking to quiet your tender conscience with this pitiful stratagem — T.L.Peacock > c. < did not want to take blame to herself, and was most tender of throwing any on her husband — Jane Austen > 5. a. < a tender wind stirred the water — Elinor Wylie > b. < tender breeding > < tender irony > c. < looked out on the long and tender dawn of the flatlands — Meridel Le Sueur > < sounds of many contrasting kinds: harsh as well as mellow, brilliant as well as tender — Robert Donington > 6. obsolete < whose life's as tender to me as my soul — Shakespeare > 7. a. < a tender scar > : painful on palpation < a tender palpable kidney > < a tender spleen > b. < a peerage was protection for tender pride — J.M.Barzun > c. < they both felt that the situation was extremely tender and critical — W.M.Thackeray > d. of a ship < the bricks were not good ballast because they were too light and the boat was very tender — H.A.Calahan > Synonyms: < his mother was very tender with him — D.H.Lawrence > < a tender laugh of benevolence — W.M.Thackeray > responsive indicates a ready inclination to respond or react impressionably to others' emotions, especially warmer ones, or to conditions or circumstances facing one < she took up life, and became alert to the world again, responsive, like a ship in full sail, to every wind that blew — Rose Macaulay > compassionate describes a disposition easily moved to pity, mercy, or tolerance of others < one who cherishes the ideal of tolerance may enfold Fascists in the mantle of compassionate understanding — H.J.Muller > < love was unfailing in compassionate word and deed — H.O.Taylor > sympathetic is somewhat wider than compassionate in indicating a disposition to share another's emotions, especially his sorrows, but also his interests and ways of thought < cynicism found no echo in the large and sympathetic temper — J.R.Green > < the sailors themselves were sympathetic … but the masters (the hunters and the captain) were heartlessly indifferent — Jack London > < a temper so sympathetic and responsive was immensely influenced by others as well as inclined to influence them — Gamaliel Bradford > warm indicates a ready capacity for love, affection, or interest, with more heartiness, cordiality, or fervor, and less softness and gentleness than indicated by tender < a perfect gentleman, unaffected, warm, and obliging — Jane Austen > < the warm courage of national unity — F.D.Roosevelt > warmhearted may describe a warm personality oriented toward well-wishing, generosity, or sympathy < Arizonans are warmhearted and hospitable — American Guide Series: Arizona > < the idea of sharing poverty and privation in company with the beloved object is … far from being disagreeable to a warmhearted woman — W.M.Thackeray > II. tender transitive verb 1. < the tendered areas to which leaks are due — Manual of Firemanship (Gt. British) > 2. archaic < which name I tender as dearly as may own — Shakespeare > 3. intransitive verb < the dyed cotton is liable to tender on prolonged storage — C.M.Whittaker & C.C.Wilcock > III. tender obsolete IV. tend·er a. (1) (2) (3) < a destroyer tender > < seaplane tender > b. c. or tender truck V. ten·der transitive verb 1. < tender the amount of rent > 2. a. < tendered his resignation > < tendered his advice > < tendered a banquet to their colleague on retirement > b. < tender stock > intransitive verb < contractors who propose tendering for this scheme — Scotsman > Synonyms: see offer VI. tender 1. 2. < honored him by the tender of some important appointment — J.D.Hicks > as a. < became as exhilarated as if his tender for building a mansion had been accepted — Flora Thompson > b. c. Scots law 3. < no State shall … make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts — U.S. Constitution > |
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