1 kind and loving 仁慈的;温柔的;亲切的:
tender words/looks/kisses亲切的话;慈祥的面容;温柔的吻
2 (used about food) soft and easy to cut or bite; not tough (指食物)嫩的:
The meat should be nice and tender.这肉应该是挺嫩的。
3 (used about a part of the body) painful when you touch it (指身体某部位)触痛的
at a tender age; at the tender age of... when still young and without much experience 年轻时;在涉世未深的年龄:
She went to live in London at the tender age of 15.她年仅15就到伦敦生活。 ➔tenderlyadv➔tendernessnoun [U]
tender²
/ˈtendə(r) ||; ˈtɛndɚ/verb
[I,T] (written 书面语) to offer or give sth formally 正式提出或提交 ·
After the scandal the Foreign Minister was forced to tender her resignation.丑闻传出后,外交部长被逼提交辞呈。
tender(also bid) noun [C]:
Several firms submitted a tender for the catering contract.几家公司投标承接那项饮食服务合同。
tender1/ˋtɛndɚ; ˈtendə/adj 1 tender food is soft and easy to cut and eat [ tough ]〔食物〕嫩的﹐软的2 a tender part of your body is painful if someone touches it〔身体部位〕一触即痛的3 gentle in a way that shows love 温柔的﹔体贴的: a tender look 温柔的眼神4 at a tender age young and without much experience of life 在年幼而未成熟时期: He lost his father at the tender age of seven. 他在年仅七岁时就失去了父亲。 —tenderly adv —tenderness n [U]
tender2v 1 [T] formal to formally offer something to someone【正式】正式提出﹔呈交: Maria has tendered her resignation (=said formally that she will leave her job). 玛丽亚已交了辞呈。 2 [I] BrE to make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods and services【英】投标〔承办某事〕
tendertendertenderstenderedtenderingtenderertenderestadjective1kind, gentle and loving: a tender look2Tender meat is soft and easy to cut or bite.oppositetough3If a part of your body is tender, it hurts when you touch it.same meaningsore▶ tenderlyadverbin a kind and gentle way: He touched her arm tenderly.▶ tendernessnoun (no plural): a feeling of tenderness