cater

美 [ˈkeɪtər]英 [ˈkeɪtə(r)]
  • v.迎合;(为社交活动)提供饮食,承办酒席
  • n.(骰子,纸牌的)四点

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

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verb

(为社交活动)提供饮食,承办酒席
to provide food and drinks for a social event

Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.

我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。

Who will be catering the wedding?

谁来承办婚宴?

短语动词

cater

频次

  • 1
    VERB 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.

    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
    VERB 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.

    We have to cater for demand.

    我们得考虑需求。

  • 3
    VERB 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.

    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。

verb

1
supply food ready to eat;for parties and banquets
2
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
Synonym: provide supply ply

数据来源:WordNet

  1. They only publish novels which cater to the mass-market .

    他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。

  2. 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。

  3. Last but not least , I 'd like to thank all the catering staff .

    最后但同样重要的是,我要感谢所有的餐饮工作人员。

  4. Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone .

    我们的计划必须能够变通,以满足每个人的需要。

  5. Their catering business remained strong despite the recession .

    尽管出现经济衰退,他们的酒席承办业仍然景气。

  6. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings .

    我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。

  7. There were six bidders for the catering contract .

    投标承办酒席的有六家商号。

  8. Catering has been franchised to a private company .

    餐饮特许经营权已授予一家私人公司。

  9. Who will be catering the wedding ?

    谁来承办婚宴?

  10. The kitchen is capable of catering for several hundred people

    厨房能同时容纳数百人进餐。

  11. Firstly , they must make certain that their pension needs are adequately catered for

    首先,他们得确保他们能获得足够的养老金。

  12. Roadside cafes are now a big part of the catering industry .

    现在路边小餐馆构成了餐饮业很大一部分。

  13. His catering business made him a millionaire at 41

    他的饮食服务公司使他在41岁成了百万富翁。

  14. 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。

  15. This nursery will be able to cater for 29 children

    这家托儿所能照料29个孩子。

  16. 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。

  17. Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover .

    承办酒席现在可能占酒吧营业额的近1/4。

  18. She learned how to write a business plan for the catering business she wanted to launch .

    她学会了如何为自己想创办的餐饮生意撰写企划书。

  19. Special bus and rail services are being laid on to cater for the crowds

    正在安排专门的巴士和铁路交通服务以满足群众的需要。

  20. Does the school cater for all abilities ?

    学校能够做到因材施教吗?

  21. He recently did the catering for a presidential reception .

    他最近承办了一次总统招待会的宴席。

  22. We have to cater for demand .

    我们得考虑需求。

  23. 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。

  24. To top it all off one of the catering staff managed to slice their finger cutting cheese .

    这一切还嫌不够,一个承办酒席的服务人员竟然在切奶酪时割伤了手指。

  25. There should be no snobbish mockery of catering or fashion design as university subjects .

    不应该自命不凡地嘲笑大学里的酒席承办和时装设计课程。

  26. The hospital will cater only for emergencies .

    那家医院只看急诊。

  27. Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim .

    几十个仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念头。

  28. 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。

  29. Does he cater parties too ?

    他也承办派对的饮食吗?

  30. The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets

    厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。

  • 短语动词

以下资源来自牛津词典

cater for sb/sth

满足需要;适合
to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants

The class caters for all ability ranges.

这个班对各种不同水平的人都适合。

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

They only publish novels which cater to the mass-market.

他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。