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

• Does he cater parties too?
  他也承办派对的饮食吗？
• Our service try to cater for all opinions.
  我们的服务尽量迎合各种各样的意见。
• Its tariffs cater for four basic classifications of customer.
  它的价目表适合4个基本类别的顾客。
• This nursery will be able to cater for 29 children
  这家托儿所能照料29个孩子。
• 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。
• 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。
• The low tastes just cater his needs.
  这些低级趣味正从其所好。
• The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets
  厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。
• We should cater to popular demand.
  我们应满足大众的需要。
• 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。