/ˈtendə(r) ||; ˈtɛndɚ/adj1 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。 ➔tenderly adv ➔tenderness noun [U]