单词 | cater |
释义 | cater['keitə]vt. 提供饮食及服务, 投合, 迎合vi. 提供饮食及服务, 投合, 迎合相关词组:cater to the need of cater ca.ter AHD: [k³“t…r] D.J. [6ke!t*]K.K. [6ket+]v.(动词) ca.tered,ca.ter.ing,ca.ters v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To provide food or entertainment.提供食物或娱乐2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister:特别伺候:特别注意或关心;服伺: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)1. To provide food service for:供应食品:为…提供食品服务:a business that caters banquets and weddings.为宴会和婚礼提供食品的服务业2. To attend to the wants or needs of.迎合:照顾…的需求或需要语源:1. From obsolete cater [a buyer of provisions] 源自 废语 cater [购买食物的人] 2. from Middle English catour 源自 中古英语 catour 3. short for acatour acatour的简写 4. from Norman French 源自 诺曼法语 5. from acater [to buy] 源自 acater [买] 6. from Vulgar Latin *accapt³re 源自 俗拉丁语 *accapt³re 7. Latin ad- [ad-] 拉丁语 ad- [前缀,表“运动,变化,邻近,添加”] 8. Latin capt³re [to chase] * see catch 拉丁语 capt³re [追赶] *参见 catch继承用法:ca“terer n.(名词) |
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