catered是什么意思？

catered

• v. 提供饮食及服务( cater的过去式和过去分词 )，满足需要，适合；

例句

• Firstly, they must make certain that their pension needs are adequately catered for. 首先，他们得确保他们能获得足够的养老金。
• We catered for forty but only twenty came. 我们准备了40客饭菜,但只来了20个人.
• Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim. 几十个仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念头。
• Firstly, they must make certain that their pension needs are adequately catered for... 首先，他们得确保他们能获得足够的养老金。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  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。 We cater to an exclusive clientele. 我们只接待特定的高端客户。
• 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.
  例句
  We have to cater for demand. 我们得考虑需求。 ...shops that cater for the needs of men... 男性用品商店
• VERB
  为…提供饮食;承办…的酒席
  If a person or company caters for an occasion such as a wedding or a party, they provide food and drink for all the people there.
  例句
  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。 The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets... 厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。