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tenderness

英 ['tendənɪs]

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
    1. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
        Synonym:softheartedness
      1. 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
      2. warm compassionate feelings
          Synonym:tenderheartedness
        1. 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

        • The beauty, courage and tenderness of animals teach us something new in our day today life.
          动物的美丽,勇气和柔情教我们新的东西在我们今天生活。
        • I know very well that you can have no tenderness for me;
          我很明白你对我不可能有什么温情;
        • We have tenderness, we have intimacy, we connect.
          我们有温柔,我们有亲密我们灵犀相通。
        • My heart overflowed with tenderness.
          我的心里充满了柔情。
        • 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。
        • The condition mainly strikes women and can cause severe pain and tenderness in muscles, ligaments and tendons.
          纤维肌痛主要在女性发生,可以导致肌肉,韧带和肌腱的严重疼痛。
        • There is adamancy in tenderness!
          温柔中透着坚强!
        • She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.
          她祷告着,心中充满了爱与温柔。
        • She felt that his tenderness, his passion, and his love were real.
          她感到他的温存、他的情感和他的爱都是真挚的。
        • I was so touched by the tenderness in this scene that the tears flowed.
          我被这一幕感动了,眼泪随之泛滥。