a.

1. 嫩的；柔軟的
   There are lots of tender blossoms in the garden.

   花園裡盡是嬌嫩的花朵。

2. 敏感的，一觸就痛的
   Her bruised knee is still tender.

   她受了瘀傷的膝蓋仍然一碰就痛。

3. 溫柔的，體貼的[（+towards）]
   The nurse was very tender toward the sick children.

   護士對生病的孩子很溫柔。

4. 微妙的，棘手的
   It is hard to have the tender situation in hand.

   這樣微妙的局勢很難控制。

5. 脆弱的，柔弱的
6. 幼弱的，未成熟的[B]
   children of tender years

   年幼不懂事的孩子

vt.

1. 使變柔軟；使變脆弱
2. 【古】溫柔地對待

vi.

1. 變柔軟；變脆弱

vt.

1. （正式）提出，提供[（+to）]
   She tendered her resignation to the President.

   她向總統提交辭呈。

2. 償付

vi.

1. 投標[（+for）]
   Several firms have tendered for building the hospital.

   數家公司已投標承建該醫院。

n.

1. 投標[C]
   The firm's tender for the supply of timber has been accepted.

   那家商號的供應木材投標已被接受。

2. 法定貨幣[U]

n.[C]

1. 看管人，照料人
   Mary likes her job as baby tender.

   瑪麗喜歡做照料嬰兒的工作。

2. （鐵路）給水車，給煤車
3. 補給船；交通船；小船

adj.

1. gentle and sympathetic.
   ▸ (tender of) archaic solicitous of.
2. (of food) easy to cut or chew.
3. (of a part of the body) sensitive.
4. young and vulnerable:
   the tender age of five.
5. requiring tact or careful handling.
6. Nautical  (of a ship) inclined to roll in response to the wind.

v.

1. offer or present formally.
   ▸ (often tender for) make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, etc. for a stated fixed price.
2. offer as payment.

n.

n.

1. a vehicle used by a fire service or the armed forces for carrying supplies or fulfilling a specified role.
2. a boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship.
3. a truck closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water.
4. a person who tends a machine, place, or other people.