tenderness

英 ['tendənɪs]

美

n.  温柔; 柔情; 压痛; 柔和

TOEFL医学

BNC.10448 / COCA.11011

英英释义

noun

• a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
• a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
  Synonym:softheartedness
• a positive feeling of liking
  1. he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
  2. the child won everyone's heart
  3. the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
  Synonym:affectionaffectionatenessfondnessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia
• warm compassionate feelings
  Synonym:tenderheartedness
• a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
  1. the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
  2. after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
  Synonym:sorenessrawness

双语例句

• I'll show her a little tenderness* After I eat.
  等我吃饱了，我会对她温柔点。
• The seed companies therefore sacrifice tenderness and taste to harvesting and storage qualities.
  种子公司就为满足收获和贮存的要求而牺牲产品的柔嫩和滋味。
• But I think she is kind of vague and tenderness of the woman.
  但我觉得她就是那种暧昧和柔情的女子。
• I love the tenderness and humor in his illustrations.
  我喜欢他插画的温和与幽默。
• There was a tenderness that radiated from her that touched and ached me.
  从她的身上我可以感受到她辐射出的柔情，让我感动，让我心痛。
• Look in your beauty, eyes filled with tenderness and appreciation.
  凝视你的美，目光中充满温柔与欣赏。
• My heart overflowed with tenderness.
  我的心里充满了柔情。
• Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him;
  不要由于对他抱有错误的怜悯和温情而保持沉默吧；
• This does not mean that there is no personal relationship, with its affection, with its tenderness, with its encouragement and support.
  这并不意味着就没有私人关系了，没有慈爱，温柔，鼓励和扶持了。
• Daddy's? and mummy's tenderness was influenced Li Yu deeply.
  爸爸的坚强和妈妈的善良从小就深深的影响着李钰。