cater

verb

1. （为社交活动）提供饮食，承办酒席
   to provide food and drinks for a social event
   1. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.
      我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
   2. Who will be catering the wedding?
      谁来承办婚宴？

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.
   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。
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.
   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。
3. 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? catering selfcatering

1. Does the school cater for all abilities?
   学校能够做到因材施教吗？
2. 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。
3. We cater to an exclusive clientele.
   我们只接待特定的高端客户。
4. We have to cater for demand.
   我们得考虑需求。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets
   厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。
8. Does he cater parties too?
   他也承办派对的饮食吗？
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. The hospital will cater only for emergencies.
    那家医院只看急诊。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. This nursery will be able to cater for 29 children
    这家托儿所能照料29个孩子。
15. The low tastes just cater his needs.
    这些低级趣味正从其所好。
16. Politicians should learn to cater to the man in the street.
    政治家应该学会满足普通人的需求。
17. We cater to all needs.
    我们迎合所有需要。
18. I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.
    我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
19. Our service try to cater for all opinions.
    我们的服务尽量迎合各种各样的意见。
20. How do large shopping centres and entertainment complexes that cater to mainland Chinese people benefit Hong Kong residents?
    大型购物中心和娱乐中心都是满足中国内地人的，香港居民怎么会受益呢？
21. Cocktail lounges, designed to cater to all senses and emotions, offered their patrons experiential escape.
    鸡尾酒吧的设计迎合了所有的感官和情绪，使顾客们产生一种逃脱的感觉。
22. Or we can make some innovations to our present cars to cater for the tastes and needs of customers.
    或者我们可以为我们目前的汽车做一些革新来迎合消费者的品位和需求。
23. We should cater to the needs of the customers.
    我们应该满足顾客的需求。
24. We cater to both Chinese and Western tastes.
    我们供应中餐和西餐。
25. All these facilities cater to the needs of business, conference and leisure guests.
    所有设备设施有利于满足来宾在商务、休闲、会议和娱乐等方面的需求。
26. Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public.
    迎合大众口味使某物在普通大众中流行和出现。
27. The responsibility of an artist is to create artworks to cater for people's needs for aesthesis and enjoyment.
    一个艺术家的责任是去创造艺术作品以迎合人们的审美和享受的需要。
28. More self-learning resources and tools were developed to cater to the different needs of staff.
    此外，又增添更多自学资源和工具，满足员工的不同需要。
29. We should cater to popular demand.
    我们应满足大众的需要。
30. We also welcome customers'designs and ideas, and can cater to clients'specific requirements.
    我们也欢迎客户的设计和想法，并能满足客户的具体要求。

cater for sb/sth

1. 满足需要；适合
   to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants
   1. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings.
      我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
   2. Who will be catering the wedding?
      谁来承办婚宴？

cater to sb/sth

1. 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

verb

1. supply food ready to eat

2. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests

   Synonym:    providesupplyply