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。