Word · Frequency #4672
tender
（食物）嫩的；软烂的
核心释义
(of food) soft and easy to cut or chew
- 1.
触碰时敏感或疼痛
Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- 2.
易受伤的；不坚实的；柔嫩的。
Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- 3.
身体虚弱；不能忍受艰苦
Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- 4.
柔软的,易咀嚼的。
Soft and easily chewed.
- 5.
对刺激和疼痛敏感；容易感到疼痛
Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- 6.
温柔的,慈爱的,亲切的,甜蜜的。
Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- 7.
年轻且缺乏经验
Young and inexperienced.
- 8.
能引起情感或同情的；表达温柔情感的；感伤的。
Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- 9.
容易引起痛苦；引起悲伤或痛苦；脆弱
Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- 10.
船航行时容易倾斜的。
Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
温柔的；慈爱的；体贴的；敏感的；一碰就疼的；娇弱的；脆弱的；易受损伤的；年幼的；少不更事的；令人同情的；感人的
用法In use
My sunburned shoulders are too tender to touch.
用法提示：tender 为形容词，表示‘一碰就疼的、触痛的’。
The bruise on his leg is tender, so he walks carefully to avoid bumping into anything.
用法提示：形容词 tender 在这句指‘按压或触碰时疼痛的’。
After the dental treatment, my gums were so tender that I only drank soup for a day.
用法提示：tender 作形容词，意为‘敏感的、触痛的’，此处描述牙龈。
be tender
用于描述食物口感。
The steak is tender and juicy.
这块牛排又嫩又多汁。
be tender to/toward sb
用于描述对人的态度。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tender loving care
- 温柔体贴的照料
- The garden needs tender loving care to thrive.花园需要温柔体贴的照料才能茂盛生长。
- tender meat
- 嫩肉
- This steak is so tender it melts in your mouth.这块牛排嫩得入口即化。
- tender heart
- 温柔的心
- She has a tender heart and always helps others.她有一颗温柔的心，总是帮助别人。
- tender spot
- 痛处；敏感话题
- Avoid mentioning his divorce; it's a tender spot.别提他的离婚，那是他的痛处。
- tender age
- 幼年；青涩年纪
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音“太嫩”，想象一块嫩牛排或温柔的人，记住tender有“嫩”和“温柔”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域混合，多用于描述情感温柔、食物嫩滑或身体敏感等日常语境，具体依搭配而定。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to或towards连用，表示对某人温柔
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the adjective tender, sharing the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the following /ndər/. Note that vendor is spelled with -endor but pronounced the same.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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