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

• "None of the three companies – Best Buy, Home Depot or Barbie – have catered to local consumer preferences and habits enough," said Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group.
  “这三家公司百思买、家得宝和芭比都不够迎合本地消费者的偏好和习惯。”中国市场研究集团（ChinaMarketResearch）董事总经理雷小山（ShaunRein）表示。
• 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。
• He is taking a course at the catered college.
  他正在一所饮食服务学院攻读一个课程。
• 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。
• 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。
• They should feel like they're being heard, catered to, appreciated and understood.
  他们应该感到他们正在被倾听、被照料、被欣赏和被理解。
• The two cating months catered to the customer's consuming mentality of pursuing green.
  以上两个美食月迎和了食客追求绿色，返朴归真的消费心理。
• And second, whereas traditionally spas have catered to women, the majority of business travellers are male.
  第二，传统水疗的主要客户是女性，而多数商务旅客都是男性。
• We have catered to expensive computers, pampering them in air-conditioned rooms or carrying them around with us.
  我们迎合了昂贵的计算，在装有空调的房间中纵容它们，把它们带到我们身边。
• 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。