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词汇 tenderness
释义 tenderness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈten.də.nəs/ us /ˈten.dɚ.nəs/

tendernessnoun[U] (GENTLE)


C2
the quality of being gentle, loving, or kind: 温柔;温情
She treated the children with great tenderness.她对孩子们非常温柔。
Synonyms
affection
fondness
warmth(FEELING)
She said the tenderness and care of the staff helped her immeasurably.
The surroundings help bring out the tenderness in the youths, who talk readily about how much it means to have a teddy bear.
There is tenderness as he holds his wife and whispers to her.
The only time she shows love and tenderness is with her young daughter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tender & gentle
caressing
caressingly
fly
gentle
gentleness
gently
meekly
meekness
mild
mild-mannered
mildness
non-critical
soft
softness
softy
tender
tender-hearted
tenderly
TLC

tendernessnoun[U] (PAIN)


a feeling of pain or soreness when touched: 触痛,压痛
The disease causes pain and tenderness in the muscles.该疾病导致肌肉疼痛和触痛。
About 25 percent of patients complain of muscle pain and tenderness.
Antibiotics should be limited to patients whose symptoms of facial tenderness or pain aren't getting better after seven days.
A physical exam is also performed, during which the doc will check your testicles for signs of tenderness or swelling.
HRT may cause side effects such as bloating, migraines, or breast tenderness in some women.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pain & painful
-racked
aches and pains
achy
agonizing
analgesia
be murder on somethingidiom
birth pangs
brain freeze
excruciating
grief
neuralgia
pain reliever
painlessly
pang
prick
rawness
sore
sting
stitch
throb

tendernessnoun[U] (OF FOOD)


(of meat or vegetables) the quality of being easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth): (肉或蔬菜)嫩,软
For the best flavour and tenderness you should use a slow cooker.为了获得最佳的味道和嫩度,应该使用慢炖锅。
Our steaks are aged a minimum of four weeks for flavour and tenderness.
Marinades add tenderness and flavour to meats and poultry.
Tenderloins and rib cuts are favoured for their tenderness.
Peas, extolled by advertisers for their tenderness, in fact contain more than four times the fibre of celery, weight for weight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pleasant to eat or drink
ambrosia
ambrosial
appetizing
appetizingly
cooked/done to a turnidiom
juicy
lekker
lip-smacking
luscious
lusciously
quaffable
scrumptious
scrumptiously
slap-up
smoothness
ultra-smooth
uncloying
warming
yummy
zestily

tendernessnoun[U] (OF PLANT)


(of a plant) the quality of being easily damaged by cold weather: (植物)不耐寒性
Its tenderness means that it can't be grown as a garden plant in the UK.它的不耐寒性意味着不能在英国的花园种植。
There were variations in tenderness among the four plants tested.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Types of plant
acanthus
air plant
amaranth
Andromeda
angiosperm
early
emergent
evergreen
fiddlehead
grower
moss
mossy
mugwort
mustard
non-hardy
spiderwort
spleenwort
starter plug
succulent
sundew

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tender

Examples of tenderness


tenderness
By "tenderness" he means humanity, compassion, fellow feeling, and sympathy.
He treats his conversation group with open affection and tenderness.
In addition, synovitis, warmth, tenderness, and joint effusions may be present, particularly in the knee, even in the absence of an underlying crystal arthropathy.
Second, there are local reactions including lymph node tenderness and lymphangitis among others, which are caused by tissue inflammation around dying adult worms.
Most frequently reported symptoms were breast tenderness\\pain and bloating\\weight gain, followed by affective symptoms.
They are supremely conflicted characters, in whose personalities the forces of evil - bloodlust, desire for revenge, and hatred - do battle with softness, tenderness and love.
But the tenderness of humour survives even this deadening interruption of the old relationship.
One has to be wary of the tenderness of law and lawyers.
The teacher shows a bit more tenderness towards them.
Limitation of voluntary motion and tenderness to touch are acceptable and both are usually present.
The whistle, a familiar one, is easy-going; one has for it the tenderness that one has for a good old train siren like this one.
But also positive factors such as love and tenderness could elicit tears, where feelings of the loss of close relationships caused suffering.
Tenderness is the natural complement of strength: none are so truly mild as the most powerful natures.
They may be asymptomatic or cause local irritation or tenderness.
Rather, she sees a marriage that mostly worked and was marked by tenderness, sexuality, companionship, and the shared interests of parenthood and politics.
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