tender
US: /ˈtɛndɝ/
UK: /tˈɛndɐ/
UK: /tˈɛndɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
tender /'tendə/
- tính từ
- mềm
- tender meat: thịt mềm
- non
- tender grass: cỏ non
- to be of tender age: còn non trẻ
- dịu, phơn phớt
- tender green: màu lục dịu
- mỏng mảnh, mảnh dẻ, yếu ớt
- nhạy cảm, dễ cảm, dễ xúc động
- a tender heart: trái tim dễ xúc động, tấm lòng nhạy cảm
- dịu dàng, êm ái, mềm mỏng, dễ thương, dễ thương, âu yếm
- a tender mother: bà mẹ dịu dàng
- tế nhị, tinh vị, khó xử, khó nghĩ
- a tender subject (question): một vấn đề tế nhị
- a tender place (spot): điểm dễ làm chạm lòng
- kỹ lưỡng, cẩn thận, thận trọng, giữ gìn; rụt rè, câu nệ
- very tender of one's honour: rất thận trọng giữ gìn danh dự
- mềm
- danh từ
- người trôn nom, người chăn, người giữ
- toa than, toa nước (xe lửa)
- (hàng hải) tàu liên lạc, xuống tiếp liệu
- sự đề nghị, sự mời, sự yêu cầu
- sự bỏ thầu
- ngoại động từ
- đề nghị, mời, yêu cầu, xin
- to tender one's service: đề nghị xin được phục vụ
- to tender one's resignation: đưa đơn xin từ chức
- (pháp lý) bắt thề, bắt tuyên thệ
- to tender an oath to someone: bắt người nào thề
- bỏ thầu
- to tender money: bỏ thầu tiền mặt
- đề nghị, mời, yêu cầu, xin
- nội động từ
- bỏ thầu
- to tender for the construction of a bridge: bỏ thầu xây dựng một cái cầu
- bỏ thầu
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun, verb
+ adjective (tenderer, tenderest)
Help Note: more tender and most tender are also common
1 kind, gentle and loving: tender words / looks / kisses + What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment).
2 (of food) easy to bite through and cut: This meat is extremely tender. + Boil the beans until they are tender.
Antonym: TOUGH
3 (of part of the body) painful when you touch it
Synonym: SORE
My leg is still very tender where I banged it.
4 easily hurt or damaged
Synonym: DELICATE
tender young plants
tenderly adverb
tenderness noun [U]
Idioms: at a tender age
at the tender age of ... used in connection with sb who is still young and does not have much experience: He left home at the tender age of 15. + She shouldn't be having to deal with problems like this at such a tender age.
+ noun
1 a formal offer to supply goods or carry out work at a stated price
Synonym: BID
Cleaning and laundry services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services). + a competitive tender + A local firm submitted the lowest tender. + The bus comapny is inviting tenders for a number of new buses.
2 a truck attached to a steam engine, carrying fuel and water
3 a small boat, used for carrying people or goods between a larger boat and the shore
+ verb
1 [V] ~ (for sth) to make a formal offer to supply goods or carry out work at a stated price: Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract. + competitive tendering
2 [VN] ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to offer or give sth to sb: He has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
Thesaurus dictionary
I adj.
1 sensitive, delicate, fragile, frail, infirm, unstable, shaky, weak, feeble, unwell, sickly, ailing, unsound:
His condition is still a bit too tender for him to go outside.
2 chewable, edible, eatable, soft:
The steak will become more tender if it is marinated.
3 young, youthful, immature, juvenile, inexperienced, impressionable, vulnerable, green, new, raw, undeveloped, untrained, uninitiated, callow:
At his tender age he could not have known about such things.
4 sensitive, touchy, ticklish, dangerous, troublesome, provocative, difficult, tricky:
Please avoid mentioning the wedding, it's a tender subject around here.
5 gentle, soft, delicate, light, sensitive, soothing:
Oh, how he yearned for her tender touch at his fevered brow.
6 kind, kind-hearted, loving, affectionate, fond, gentle, mild, compassionate, considerate, humane, benevolent, sympathetic, feeling, thoughtful, soft-hearted, warm, caring, merciful, solicitous, tender-hearted, warm-hearted, good-natured:
Wounded and helpless, he succumbed to the tender care of the nurses.
7 touching, emotional, moving, stirring, soul-stirring, heart-rending, heartfelt, passionate, impassioned, impassionate, poignant, sentimental, mawkish, maudlin:
Who could forget the tender scene as Cedric bade farewell to his mother and went off to war?
8 sore, raw, painful, sensitive, inflamed; smarting, burning, hurting, aching, agonizing:
This spot, right here, is so tender that it hurts just to think about it.
9 loving, affectionate, amatory, amorous, adoring, romantic:
They exchanged tender, knowing looks.
II v.
1 offer, proffer, present, propose, put forward, extend, hold out, submit, advance, put up, set before:
Donald tendered his resignation yesterday. She has tendered the committee an excellent proposal.
III n.
2 offer, bid, presentation, proposal, proposition:
The city is accepting tenders for the construction of a new bridge.
3 currency, money, specie, (bank) notes, cash, bills; payment, compensation:
Pound notes are no longer legal tender in England and Wales.
IV n.
1 dinghy, gig, skiff, launch, boat, row-boat or rowing-boat, jolly-boat:
The yacht moved easily through the water towing a tender.
2 wagon, truck, vehicle:
The tender of Felix's toy train was filled with sweets for his birthday.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
highest, lowest | successful | competitive | open, private, public
VERB + TENDER
lodge, make, put in, submit | invite, put sth out to, seek
The government invited tenders for a project to computerize the social security system. The laundry service was put out to competitive tender.
| go out to
The building of the new school will go out to tender.
| win | lose | accept
TENDER + NOUN
offer | document, list | price
PREP.
by ~
The property is to be sold by tender.
1 kind and loving
VERBS
be, feel, seem | become
ADV.
very | almost
Her expression became soft, almost tender.
| quite
PREP.
towards
He felt tender and loving towards her.
2 soft and easy to cut/bite
VERBS
be, seem | become
ADV.
beautifully, very
This meat is beautifully tender.
| just
Boil the potatoes in salted water until just tender.
| almost | quite
3 painful when touched
VERBS
be, feel, look
The back of my neck feels very tender.
| become
ADV.
very | rather, slightly
Concise English dictionary
tenders|tendered|tendering|tenderer|tenderest'tendə(r)
noun
+something used as an official medium of payment
+someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
+a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
+car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
+a boat for communication between ship and shore
+ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
verb
+offer or present for acceptance
+propose a payment
+make a tender of; in legal settlements
+make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
adj.
+given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
+hurting
+young and immature
+having or displaying warmth or affection
+easy to cut or chew
+physically untoughened
+(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
+(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
