cater

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cater — 動詞

  • caterpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • catershe / she / it
  • cateredpast simple
  • catering-ing form

1. to cook and supply food along with drinks to people attending a party, wedding,

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

提供餐飲

為社交活動準備並供應食物飲料

to cook and supply food along with drinks to people attending a party, wedding, or business meeting, usually as a paid service

例句

Priya's company catered the annual conference for over three hundred doctors.

Priya 的公司為這場超過三百位醫生參加的年度會議提供了餐飲服務。

transitive: cater + direct object (event)

A small bakery near the train station caters breakfast meetings for local offices.

火車站附近的一家小麵包店為當地辦公室供應早餐會議的餐點。

cater + meal type + for + recipients

常見搭配
  • cater a wedding
  • cater a party
  • cater a conference
  • cater for guests
  • cater for an event
  • cater to clients
  • outside caterer
  • catering service
同義詞
  • provide

    more general; cater is specific to food/drink for events

  • supply

    broader in meaning; does not imply serving or event context

  • serve

    focuses on the act of bringing food to people at the table, not the preparation or contracting

文法句型

cater + noun (event/meal/function)

cater for + noun (event/people)

cater to + noun (guests/group)

用法筆記

In American English, cater is commonly used transitively (cater a wedding). In British English, the intransitive pattern cater for + event/guests is more frequent. The phrase cater to is also used but can overlap with the phrasal-verb meaning of 'meeting needs or desires.'

常見錯誤

The restaurant catered us delicious food.
The restaurant catered a delicious meal for us.
cater takes the event/meal as object, not the people receiving the food.
They catered for the party with pizza.
They catered the party with pizza.' or 'They catered for the party by providing pizza.
cater for is already complete; adding 'with' is redundant.
片語動詞

cater to

phrasal verb

to deliberately provide what a particular person or group wants or needs, often in order to please them; sometimes used negatively to suggest giving in to unreasonable demands or trying too hard to be liked

迎合；滿足

The television network caters to young viewers by showing the latest pop music programmes.

Some luxury hotels cater to wealthy travellers who expect personal butlers and private pools.

cater for

phrasal verb

To provide what is needed or wanted for a particular group of people.

滿足…的需求

The hotel can cater for large weddings with special menus.

Does this restaurant cater for customers with food allergies?

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • professionally catered
  • fully catered
  • privately catered
  • specially catered

常用片語

  • cater for all tastes
  • cater for all dietary requirements
  • outside catering
  • in-house catering

介系詞搭配