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〕