動(dòng)詞 cater:

1. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   同義詞：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.
   商店為了迎合“自己動(dòng)手”的狂熱心理，為消費(fèi)者提供可以在家里組裝的零件。
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.
   我們的政治家要學(xué)會(huì)投合廣大普通群眾的需要。

ca.ter

v.（動(dòng)詞）
ca.tered,ca.ter.ing,ca.ters
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To provide food or entertainment.
提供食物或娛樂(lè)
To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister:
特別伺候：特別注意或關(guān)心；服伺：
例句：
The nurses catered to my every need. The legislation catered to various special interest groups.
護(hù)士們照顧到我的一切需要。立法兼顧了各種特殊利益群體

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To provide food service for:
供應(yīng)食品：為…提供食品服務(wù)：
例句：
a business that caters banquets and weddings.
為宴會(huì)和婚禮提供食品的服務(wù)業(yè)

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

來(lái)源：
From obsolete cater [a buyer of provisions]
源自 廢語(yǔ) cater [購(gòu)買食物的人]
from Middle English catour
源自 中古英語(yǔ) catour
short for acatour
acatour的簡(jiǎn)寫
from Norman French
源自 諾曼法語(yǔ)
from acater [to buy]
源自 acater [買]
from Vulgar Latin *accapt3re
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *accapt3re
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁語(yǔ) ad- [前綴，表.運(yùn)動(dòng)，變化，鄰近，添加.]
Latin capt3re [to chase] * see catch
拉丁語(yǔ) capt3re [追趕] *參見(jiàn) catch

【引伸】
ca.terer
n.（名詞）