tender
🇬🇧/ˈtendə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈtendər/📚 4258 2四级六级考研托福雅思Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings. 温柔的
adjective [原级]温柔的，亲切的；（食物）嫩的，软的；年幼的，未成熟的；（身体部位）易痛的，一触即痛的；（植物）纤弱的，娇嫩的；微妙的，棘手的；（航海）易倾斜的，不稳的
If you say that someone does something at a tender age, you mean that they do it when they are still young and have not had much experience.
幼小的
verb [vt. 及物动词]<正式>提出，提供；投标；付钱，偿还；出价购买（股票等）；使变脆弱；<古>温柔地对待
If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price.
投标
noun [抽象名词]投标，投标书；<英>（期货交易中的）交割意向通知书；（尤指挂在火车头后的）煤水车；（在大船和口岸之间载运人或货物的）供应船，补给船；（装有特别设备的）辅助救火车；服务车，辅助车辆；照料人，照管人；<美，非正式>（通常裹有面包屑的）炸鸡块
Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work.
然后建筑商们将会接到设计说明并被邀请参与此项工程的投标。
tend(照料) + er → 婴儿太脆弱了， 需悉心照料 → 脆弱的
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