| 释义 |
cater/ˈkeitə/v. 1a intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 for) provide food 提供饮食，承办酒席 b tr. (as 作 catered adj.) esp. N. Amer. with food provided, esp. by a professional caterer [尤北美] (尤指专业)提供饮食(的) catered party 提供饮食的聚会 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for, to) provide what is desired or needed by 满足需求(或欲望) 3 intr. (foll. by 后跟 to) pander to (esp. low tastes) 投合，迎合(尤指低级趣味)[obsolete noun cater (now caterer), from Anglo-French acatour ‘buyer’ from acater ‘buy’, ultimately from Latin captare ‘seize’] |