tender
英 ['tend?]
美['t?nd?]
- adj. 溫柔的；柔軟的；脆弱的；幼稚的；難對付的
- n. 償付，清償；看管人；小船
- vt. 提供，償還；使…變嫩；使…變?nèi)彳?/li>
- vi. 投標(biāo)；變?nèi)彳?/li>
詞組搭配
tender mercies
used ironically to imply that someone cannot be trusted to look after or treat someone else kindly or well
(諷)聽天由命，任人擺布
they have abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services.
他們遺棄了孩子，任其在社會福利中聽天由命。
put something out to tender
seek offers to carry out work or supply goods at a stated fixed price
招標(biāo)
