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tender verb
⇨ offer 1tender adj.
⇨ lovingtender noun
⇨ offer 2offer1 verb offer good facilities/prospects 提供优良的设施／良好的前景offer to help/offer sb a job 主动提出帮忙；给某人一份工作offer ♦︎ extend ♦︎ hold out sth ♦︎ tender ♦︎ volunteerThese words all mean to make sth available or to provide the opportunity for sth. 这些词均表示提供东西或机会。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to offer / extend a / an invitation / welcome◆to offer / extend aid / credit / hospitality / sympathy / condolences / congratulations◆to offer / hold out the hope / possibility / prospect of sth◆to offer / tender advice◆to offer / volunteer a / an suggestion / opinion◆to offer / volunteer information◆to offer / tender your apologies / resignation■ offer [transitive] to make sth available or to provide the opportunity for sth 提供（东西或机会）；供应◆The hotel offers excellent facilities for families.这家旅馆为入住的家庭提供一流的服务设施。◆The job didn't offer any prospects for promotion.这份工作提供不了任何升迁的希望。◆He did not offer any explanation for his behaviour.他没有对自己的行为作出任何解释。■ extend [transitive] (formal) to offer or give sth to sb, especially as a way of welcoming sb or expressing kind feelings towards them 提供，给予（尤指为了表示欢迎或善意）◆We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims.我们对罹难者的家人深表同情。◆The bank refused to extend credit to them (= to lend them money).银行拒绝向他们提供信贷。ⓘ Extend is a more formal way of saying offer when you are talking about aid, credit, hospitality, a welcome or an invitation, or expressions of feelings including greetings, congratulations, condolences and sympathy. 与aid、credit、hospitality、welcome、invitation等词搭配时，又或是与greeting、congratulation、condolence、sympathy等表示感情的词搭配时，extend是比offer较正式的说法。■ ˌhold ˈout sth phrasal verb (held, held)to offer a chance, hope or possibility of sth 提供机会；给予希望；使有可能◆Doctors hold out little hope of her recovering.医生对她的痊愈不抱什么希望。ⓘ Hold out is usually followed by hope, but other possible collocates are possibility, promise and prospect. * hold out通常后接hope，而其他可搭配的词还有possibility、promise和prospect。■ tender [transitive] (formal) to offer or give sth to sb 提议；提供；提出◆He has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.他已向首相递交辞呈。ⓘ Tender is a more formal way of saying offer when you are talking about giving your resignation or apologies. 与resignation或apology搭配时，tender是比offer较正式的说法。■ volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r); NAmE ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/ [transitive] (written) to suggest sth or tell sb sth without being asked 主动建议（或告诉）◆Nobody asked her, and she didn't volunteer any information.没有人问她，她也未主动提供任何信息。ⓘ People typically volunteer a statement, a suggestion, information, a comment or an opinion. * volunteer通常与statement、suggestion、information、comment或opinion等词搭配。 loving adjective loving ♦︎ caring ♦︎ devoted ♦︎ affectionate ♦︎ romantic ♦︎ tender ♦︎ fond ♦︎ adoringThese words all describe sb feeling or showing love for sb/sth. 这些词均表示充满爱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆loving / affectionate / tender towards sb / sth◆a loving / a caring / a devoted / an affectionate / a fond / an adoring mother / father / parent◆a loving / a caring / a devoted / an affectionate / an adoring husband / wife / family◆a loving / a caring / a devoted / an affectionate friend◆a loving / a devoted / an affectionate son / daughter / brother / sister◆a loving / a caring / an affectionate / a romantic man / woman / person◆a loving / an affectionate child / boy / girl◆a loving / caring / affectionate / tender relationship◆a loving / caring attitude◆loving / romantic / tender / fond feelings◆a loving / an affectionate / a tender kiss◆a loving / a tender / a fond / an adoring look◆an affectionate / a tender smile■ loving feeling or showing love and affection for sb/sth, especially a member of your family （尤指对家人）充满爱的◆He came from a warm and loving family.他出身于一个温暖而充满爱的家庭。◆She chose the present with loving care.她满怀爱意精心挑选了这件礼物。▸ lovingly adverb ◆He gazed lovingly at his children.他慈爱地注视着自己的孩子。■ caring [usually before noun] kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people and want to protect them 乐于助人的；关心体贴的◆She's a very caring person.她是个非常体贴的人。◆Children need a caring environment.儿童需要一个充满关爱的环境。OPP uncaring ⇨ insensitive ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ kind adj. 另见kind形容词词条■ devoted having great love for sb/sth and being loyal to them 挚爱的；忠诚的；全心全意的◆They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。◆She has left behind a devoted son and many good friends.她永远离开了自己的孝顺儿子和许多好友。 see also faithful ⇨ reliable 1 ■ affectionate / /əˈfekʃənət/ / showing caring feelings and love for sb, for example by hugging or kissing them （通过拥抱或亲吻等）表示关爱的◆He is very affectionate towards his children.他非常疼爱自己的孩子。◆She gave him an affectionate kiss.她给了他一个亲昵的吻。▸ affectionately adverb ◆She kissed him affectionately on the cheek.她亲昵地吻了一下他的脸。■ romantic (of people) showing feelings of love （人）浪漫的，多情的，示爱的◆Why don't you ever give me flowers? I wish you'd be more romantic.你为什么从不给我送花呢？我真希望你能浪漫一点。ⓘ Romantic describes a more sexual love than the other words in this group, for example the kind of love between husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend, etc. 比起本组的其他词，romantic更多地涉及男女之情，例如夫妻、男女朋友等之间的爱。 see also romance ⇨ relationship 2 ■ tender kind, gentle and loving, especially because you want to look after sb （想关心爱护某人因而）和善的，温柔的，亲切的◆I listened to his tender words, and started to feel better.听着他那亲切的话语，我开始感觉好些了。◆What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment).他现在需要的是无微不至的关爱。▸ tenderly adverb ◆He smiled tenderly down at her.他低头和善地朝她微笑。■ fond [only before noun] showing love and affection for sb/sth 深情的；温情的；慈爱的◆She waved a fond farewell to her parents and sister.她挥手与父母和妹妹深情告别。◆I have very fond memories of my time in Spain (= I remember it with affection and pleasure).我十分怀念在西班牙度过的美好时光。ⓘ You can use fond to describe a person. * fond可用于描述一个人◆a fond father / mother慈爱的父亲／母亲But it is more often used to describe things or actions that result from a person's feelings. 但更常用于描述因喜爱而产生的事物或行为◆a fond look / smile / memory慈爱的目光／微笑；温馨的记忆 see also be fond of sth ⇨ like verb ▸ fondly adverb ◆He looked at her fondly.他深情地望着她。◆She is still fondly remembered by her former students.她以前的学生仍然十分想念她。■ adoring [usually before noun] showing a lot of love and admiration for sb 敬慕的；爱慕的；崇拜的◆She was looking at him with large, adoring eyes.她睁大眼睛望着他，满是爱慕之情。◆He waved to the adoring crowds.他向崇拜他的人群挥手致意。▸ adoringly adverb ◆She sat there, gazing adoringly at him across the table.她坐在那儿，隔着桌子爱慕地注视着他。 offer2 noun an offer of help 主动提出帮忙an offer of £2 500 for the car 出价2 500英镑买这辆汽车offer ♦︎ bid ♦︎ tenderThese are all words for the act of offering a particular amount of money to buy sth, or to do work or provide services for a particular amount of money. 这些词均表示出价、投标。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an offer / a bid / a tender for sth◆a competitive offer / bid / tender◆to put in / receive / accept an offer / a bid / a tender◆to invite offers / bids / tenders◆to make / withdraw an offer / a bid■ offer [countable] an amount of money that sb is willing to pay for sth 出价；报价◆I've had an offer of £2 500 for the car.有人向我出价2 500英镑买这辆汽车。◆They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.他们开出了一个使我不能拒绝的报价。◆The original price was $3 000, but I'm open to offers (= willing to consider offers that are less than that).原价为3 000元，但价钱还可以商量。■ bid [countable] (especially business 尤用于商业 or journalism 新闻) an offer by a person or company to pay a particular amount of money for sth; an offer to carry out work or provide goods or a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies 买方的出价；投标◆The company mounted a hostile takeover bid for its rival.该公司向竞争对手出价进行敌意收购。◆At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers most), the highest bid for the picture was £200 000.拍卖会上，这幅画的最高出价为20万英镑。◆Any more bids?还有谁出更高的价吗？◆The company submitted a bid for the contract to clean the hospital.该公司投标承包这所医院的清洁工作。◆ (NAmE also) a bid on the contract投标争取这份合同▸ bid verb [intransitive, transitive] ◆They successfully bid for the contract.他们投标成功，拿到了合同。 (NAmE also) ◆They successfully bid on the contract.他们投标成功，拿到了合同。◆Which other cities are bidding to host the 2016 Olympics?还有哪些城市在申办2016年奥运会？■ tender [countable] (especially BrE, rather formal, business 商业) a formal offer to carry out work or provide goods or a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies 投标◆The local authority has invited tenders for the supply of school meals.地方当局已就校餐的供应事宜进行招标。◆Cleaning and laundry services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services).清洁和洗衣工作已对外招标。▸ tender verb [intransitive] ◆Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract.本地公司获邀投标承包建筑工程。 |