Cater



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 迎合; 提供饮食及服务
• ［英］ v. 迎合 ( cater to) 提供饮食及服务 ( provide food and services)
• ［例］ cater for a party

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Anglo-French, from acater to buy — more at cate
• Date: 1580
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to provide a supply of food
  • 2. to supply what is required or desired <catering to middle-class tastes
• transitive verb
  • to provide food and service for <catered the banquet
• ? caterer noun

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