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cater v.提供饮食及服务；迎合；满足 (1) 这些旅馆专门为外国游客提供服务。(2) 他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。(3) 电视节目必须满足观众的不同爱好。 In Middle English, the food supply in a big household was known as the cates, and so to cater meant keeping the pantry full. These days, caterers don't do pantries. They cook food for many different households or offices. Cater has also come to mean "giving what is desired or needed." You might cater to your grandfather by bringing him tea, reading to him, and laughing at his bad jokes.

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英 ['keɪtə(r)] 美 ['keɪtər] (1) These hotels cater especially to foreign tourists.(2) They only publish novels which cater to the mass market.(3) TV programs must cater for many different tastes. To cater means to supply food for meetings or celebrations. If you're having a big barbecue party but would rather hang out with your friends than grill, you could pay someone to cater it. 1[VERB 动词]为…提供服务；满足…的需要；接待 In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.   [V for n]  [V to n]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。We cater to an exclusive clientele.我们只接待特定的高端客户。2[VERB 动词]将…考虑进去；考虑到 In British English, to cater for something means to take it into account. In American English, you say you cater to something.   [V for n]  [V to n]We have to cater for demand.我们得考虑需求。...shops that cater for the needs of men...男性用品商店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。3[VERB 动词]See also:catering；selfcatering；为…提供饮食；承办…的酒席 If a person or company caters for an occasion such as a wedding or a party, they provide food and drink for all the people there.   [V for n]  [V n]Nunsmere Hall can cater for receptions of up to 300 people...纳恩斯米尔酒店最多可以同时接待300人。The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets...厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。Does he cater parties too?他也承办派对的饮食吗？

英语单词	cater
英美音标	英 ['keɪtə(r)] 美 ['keɪtər]
中文释义	v.提供饮食及服务；迎合；满足
英语例句	(1) These hotels cater especially to foreign tourists. (2) They only publish novels which cater to the mass market. (3) TV programs must cater for many different tastes.
中文例句	(1) 这些旅馆专门为外国游客提供服务。 (2) 他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。 (3) 电视节目必须满足观众的不同爱好。
vocabulary简明	To cater means to supply food for meetings or celebrations. If you're having a big barbecue party but would rather hang out with your friends than grill, you could pay someone to cater it.
vocabulary扩展	In Middle English, the food supply in a big household was known as the cates, and so to cater meant keeping the pantry full. These days, caterers don't do pantries. They cook food for many different households or offices. Cater has also come to mean "giving what is desired or needed." You might cater to your grandfather by bringing him tea, reading to him, and laughing at his bad jokes.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]为…提供服务；满足…的需要；接待 In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people. [V for n] [V to n] 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。 We cater to an exclusive clientele. 我们只接待特定的高端客户。 2 [VERB 动词]将…考虑进去；考虑到 In British English, to cater for something means to take it into account. In American English, you say you cater to something. [V for n] [V to n] We have to cater for demand. 我们得考虑需求。 ...shops that cater for the needs of men... 男性用品商店 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。 3 [VERB 动词]See also:catering ；selfcatering ；为…提供饮食；承办…的酒席 If a person or company caters for an occasion such as a wedding or a party, they provide food and drink for all the people there. [V for n] [V n] Nunsmere Hall can cater for receptions of up to 300 people... 纳恩斯米尔酒店最多可以同时接待300人。 The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets... 厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。 Does he cater parties too? 他也承办派对的饮食吗？

Cater [V N English Food Means Verb 动词