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

• Analysts said Hyundai's adoption of European-style designs has catered to Chinese consumers 'aesthetic.
  分析师们说，现代汽车采用的欧式设计迎合了中国消费者的审美观。
• Her music catered to people from all walks of life.
  她的音乐能满足各阶层人们的不同需要。
• "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。
• As each of us in the call centre have different kinds of visual needs so all the systems have been well organised and catered to our needs.
  因为我们客服呼叫中心的每个人都有各种的视觉残障，因此所有系统都经过了良好组装，符合我们的需要。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。