cater 详细解释

cater

['keitə]

v.提供饮食及服务, 迎合, 满足

vi.

1. 提供饮食; 承办宴席[(+for)]

He runs a restaurant and also caters for weddings and parties.

他经营饭店, 还承办婚礼和宴会酒席。

2. 满足需要(或欲望); 迎合, 投合[(+for/to)]

Those newspapers cater to the lowest tastes.

那些报纸迎合最低级的趣味。

vt.

为……提供饮食, 承办(宴会等)的酒席

Who's catering your daughter's wedding?

谁给你女儿承办婚宴?

词形变化

名词: caterer | 动词过去式: catered | 动词过去分词: catered | 动词现在分词: catering | 动词第三人称单数: caters |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.满足

pamper  indulge  coddle  spoil  oblige

vt.提供

serve  provide  

同义参见:

provision  

英英释义

动词 cater:

provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

同义词:provide, supply, ply

supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

短语词组

cater for

1. 顾及; 为……提供所需

Our newspapers try to cater for all opinions.

我们的报纸尽量反映各种不同的意见。

cater to

1. 迎合; 为……服务

Those newspapers cater to the lowest tastes.

这些报纸迎合低级趣味。

补充

catercater英:[ˈkeitə] 美:[ˈketɚ]vt. & vi.1.提供饮食及服务

例句

1. His party service caters at functions like the Cartier tournament.他的聚会服务公司为卡地亚马球赛这样的活动提供饮食。 2. Does he cater parties too?他也承办宴会吗? 3. He has a small hotel and also caters for weddings and funerals.他开了一家小旅馆,并承办红白喜事的酒席。 4. They published several magazines,some that caters to young people, others to the aged.他们发行几种杂志,有些是迎合年轻人的,有些是迎合老年人的。 5. The small restaurant couldn't cater such a large wedding.这个小饭馆承办不了这么大规模的结婚筵席。 6. my mother helped to cater for the party.我母亲帮忙操办聚会所需的饮食。 7. [as noun catering]high standards of catering.承办饮食的高标准。 8. he catered a lunch for 20 people.他为20个人供应了午餐。 9. the school caters for children with learning difficulties.这所学校以学习有困难的孩子为对象。 10. the scheme caters for interest rate fluctuations.这个计划考虑到了利率波动因素。 11. he catered to her every whim.他对她百依百顺。 12. We need a hotel that caters for small children.我们需要一家专为小孩而设的旅店。 13. The menu caters to all tastes.这菜单迎合所有人的口味。 14. Our firm caters for the 5000 staff and visitors at the festival.我们公司在节日期间为5000名职工和来宾提供饮食。 15. The restaurant caters for parties/banquets/receptions.这家餐厅承办聚餐/晚宴/招待酒会。 16. A local restaurant catered the banquet/meal/reception.一家当地的餐馆承办了宴会/酒席/招待会。 17. The awards ceremony will be a catered event/affair.颁奖典礼活动将提供餐饮。 18. The inn caters exclusively to foreign tourists.这家旅馆专为外国游客提供服务。 19. The library caters to [=serves] scientists.这家图书馆为科学家提供服务。 20. That store caters to middle-class taste.那家商店迎合中产阶级的品味。 21. The hotel caters to your every need. [=the hotel provides everything that you need]酒店将满足你的各种需求。 22. (disapproving) As a child he was spoiled by parents who catered to his every need.他小时候被父母宠坏了,他们总是对他有求必应。 23. a successful cook and caterer一位成功的厨师兼酒席承办人 24. The party was serviced by the best caterer in the area.这次宴会由这个地区最好的酒席承办商提供服务。 25. Who did the catering for the party?谁承办的这次聚会? 26. She runs a catering business.她经营酒席承办业务。