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cater
v
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(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth/sb) provide food and services, esp at social functions 提供饮食及服务(尤指社交方面)
cater for a party, banquet, etc 为聚会、 宴会等备办食物
Fifty is a lot of people to cater for! 承办五十人的饮食可够多的!
(b) [Tn] (esp US) provide food and services for (a party, banquet, etc) 为(聚会、 宴会等)提供饮食及服务.
2 [Ipr]
(a) ~ for sb/sth provide what is needed or desired by sb/sth 由某人[某事物]提供、 迎合
TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好.
(b) ~ to sth try to satisfy a particular need or demand 满足某种需要或要求
newspapers catering to people´s love of scandal 迎合人们爱看丑闻消息的报纸.
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