catered

英 [ˈkeɪtəd]

美 [ˈkeɪtərd]

v.  (为社交活动)提供饮食，承办酒席
cater的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

• Often the wedding reception is catered by the hotel or an outside catering service.
  通常结婚宴席由酒店或者由外面一个承办宴席行业承办。
• A devoted Secretary catered to his every whim.
  忠实的秘书被上尉随心所欲地处死了。
• They were catered to by smaller independent private banks who prided themselves on their high-touch personal service.
  迎合他们需求的，是一些规模较小的独立私人银行，而它们也以自己贴身的个性化服务而引以为豪。
• Fred Terry catered to the public taste for sentimental plays.
  弗雷德特里迎合了大众喜欢言情戏剧的口味。
• She has catered to the modern metropolis youth leisure clothing custom.
  她迎合了现代都市青年休闲的着装习惯。
• And she said you catered her Halloween party last year.
  他说你去年万圣节举办了一场派对。
• Do you want me to serve instant coffee, or should I get it catered?
  你要我准备即溶的咖啡，还是找人承办？
• In between, a handful of restaurants and businesses catered to expats and wealthy Chinese amid farm fields, small villages, cheap markets and light industry.
  这里住着外国人和富有的中国人。小区外，有屈指可数的几家餐馆和小店，周围是农田、小村庄、廉价市场和轻工业作坊。
• Vegetarians are also well catered for-and we're happy to accommodate all other dietary needs as well as parties.
  我们同样期待素食主义者的光临，乐意满足其他各种就餐要求，并承接各类派对活动。
• We catered for forty but only twenty came.
  我们准备了40份客饭菜，但是只来了20个人。