tender
英 ['tendə]
美 ['tɛndɚ]
- adj. 温柔的；柔软的；脆弱的；幼稚的；难对付的
- n. 偿付，清偿；看管人；小船
- vt. 提供，偿还；使…变嫩；使…变柔软
- vi. 投标；变柔软
助记提示
1. tender (adj.): tend- + -er. 应该是由于很柔软、很细嫩、很纤弱的东西很容易拉伸，由此引申形容那些很容易拉伸、很容易因拉伸而受伤、一拉就痛的的东西。
2. 即：the things that can be stretched easily, or it could be easily painful by stretching.
3. 用一个不存在但很贴切的词形容就是：非常的*stretchable.
4. tender (v.): tend- + -er. => stretch, stretch out, hold out, offer.
5. tender (n.): tend (a shortening form of attend) + -er => tender.
双语例句
- 1. Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender.
- 将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。
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- 2. The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work.
- 工作人员不得投标承接私营部门的工作。
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- 3. If the meat is marbled with fat it should be tender.
- 如果是五花肉的话，应该比较嫩。
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- 4. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender.
- 这块肉很好，又瘦又嫩。
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- 5. To reconstitute dried tomatoes, simmer in plain water until they are tender.
- 要泡开西红柿干，需要将其放在清水中用文火炖，直到它们变软。
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