cater

动词 cater:

1. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   同义词：provide, supply, ply
2. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

1. Shops cater for the do-it- yourself craze by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
   商店为了迎合“自己动手”的狂热心理，为消费者提供可以在家里组装的零件。
2. He has to cater for his boss.
   他得迎合他的老板。
3. Our politicians should learn to cater for the man in the street.
   我们的政治家要学会投合广大普通群众的需要。

ca.ter

v.（动词）
ca.tered,ca.ter.ing,ca.ters
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To provide food or entertainment.
提供食物或娱乐
To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister:
特别伺候：特别注意或关心；服伺：
例句：
The nurses catered to my every need. The legislation catered to various special interest groups.
护士们照顾到我的一切需要。立法兼顾了各种特殊利益群体

v.tr.（及物动词）
To provide food service for:
供应食品：为…提供食品服务：
例句：
a business that caters banquets and weddings.
为宴会和婚礼提供食品的服务业

To attend to the wants or needs of.
迎合：照顾…的需求或需要

来源：
From obsolete cater [a buyer of provisions]
源自 废语 cater [购买食物的人]
from Middle English catour
源自 中古英语 catour
short for acatour
acatour的简写
from Norman French
源自 诺曼法语
from acater [to buy]
源自 acater [买]
from Vulgar Latin *accapt3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *accapt3re
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁语 ad- [前缀，表.运动，变化，邻近，添加.]
Latin capt3re [to chase] * see catch
拉丁语 capt3re [追赶] *参见 catch

【引伸】
ca.terer
n.（名词）