cater

英 [ˈkeɪtə(r)]

美 [ˈkeɪtər]

v.  (为社交活动)提供饮食，承办酒席

现在分词：catering　过去分词：catered　第三人称单数：caters　过去式：catered　

高考CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3809 / COCA.6945

短语用例

cater for sb/sth

• 满足需要；适合
  to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants
  1. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.
     我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
  2. Who will be catering the wedding?
     谁来承办婚宴？

cater to sb/sth

• 满足需要；迎合
  to provide the things that a particular type or person wants, especially things that you do not approve of

牛津词典

verb

• （为社交活动）提供饮食，承办酒席
  to provide food and drinks for a social event
  1. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.
     我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
  2. Who will be catering the wedding?
     谁来承办婚宴？

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…提供服务;满足…的需要;接待
  In British English, tocater fora group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say youcater toa person or group of people.
  1. Minorca is the sort of place that caters for families...
     梅诺卡岛是那种适合家庭旅游的地方。
  2. We cater to an exclusive clientele.
     我们只接待特定的高端客户。
• VERB 将…考虑进去;考虑到
  In British English, tocater forsomething means to take it into account. In American English, you say youcater tosomething.
  1. We have to cater for demand.
     我们得考虑需求。
  2. ...shops that cater for the needs of men...
     男性用品商店
  3. Exercise classes cater to all levels of fitness.
     各种健身班会照顾到不同身体状况的人。
• See also:Nunsmere Hall can cater for receptions of up to 300 people...The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets...Does he cater parties too?cateringselfcatering

英英释义

verb

• supply food ready to eat
• give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
  Synonym:providesupplyply

双语例句

• Or we can make some innovations to our present cars to cater for the tastes and needs of customers.
  或者我们可以为我们目前的汽车做一些革新来迎合消费者的品位和需求。
• In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.
  在当代西方社会，快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。
• They maintain a database of hotels that cater for businesswomen.
  他们维护着一个服务于商界女性的酒店资料库。
• Exercise classes cater to all levels of fitness.
  各种健身班会照顾到不同身体状况的人。
• Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public.
  迎合大众口味使某物在普通大众中流行和出现。
• Does the school cater for all abilities?
  学校能够做到因材施教吗？
• Cocktail lounges, designed to cater to all senses and emotions, offered their patrons experiential escape.
  鸡尾酒吧的设计迎合了所有的感官和情绪，使顾客们产生一种逃脱的感觉。
• We cater to an exclusive clientele.
  我们只接待特定的高端客户。
• How do large shopping centres and entertainment complexes that cater to mainland Chinese people benefit Hong Kong residents?
  大型购物中心和娱乐中心都是满足中国内地人的，香港居民怎么会受益呢？
• The responsibility of an artist is to create artworks to cater for people's needs for aesthesis and enjoyment.
  一个艺术家的责任是去创造艺术作品以迎合人们的审美和享受的需要。