C2 gentle, loving, or kind温柔的；温情的；关怀的；慈爱的

(of part of the body) painful, sore, or uncomfortable when touched（身体部位）疼痛的，一触即痛的

C2 (of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth)（肉或蔬菜）嫩的，软的

Tender plants are easily damaged by cold weather.（植物）娇嫩的，不抗寒的

C2 literary young年幼的；未成熟的

[ I ] If you tender for a job, you make a formal offer to do it for a stated price.投标

[ I ] specialized finance & economics If you tender for something such as shares, you make a formal offer to buy them for a stated price.出价购买（股票等）

[ T ] formal to give or offer something提出；提供

mainly UK US usually bid a written or formal offer to supply goods or do a job for an agreed price投标（书）

specialized finance & economics mainly UK US usually bid a written offer to buy or sell shares in a company（期货交易中的）交割意向通知书

specialized engineering a vehicle used for transporting water, wood, or coal, especially one that is pulled behind a railway engine or used by the fire service（尤指挂在火车头后的）煤水车

specialized sailing a small boat that is used for transporting people or goods from the land to a larger boat or from the larger boat to the land（用来在大船与陆地间运送人员或货物的）小船

US a small piece of chicken breast meat, usually breaded and fried, or a cut of chicken from the tenderloin（通常裹有面包屑的）鸡胸脯肉；鸡里脊肉