cater
v. 提供饮食及服务, 投合, 迎合
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1.
Synonym of acater: an officer who purchased cates (food supplies) for the steward of a large household or estate.
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2.
Synonym of caterer: any provider of food.
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3.
Synonym of purveyor: any provider of anything.
比喻 废旧 -
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Four.
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2.
The four of cards or dice.
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3.
A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell.
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1.
To provide, particularly
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2.
To provide
To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.
及物/不及物I catered for her bat mitzvah.
His company catered our wedding.
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3.
To provide
To provide anything required or desired, often (derogatory) to pander.
比喻 不及物I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.
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4.
To provide
To tailor something to an intended audience.
比喻 不及物The business caters for young professionals.
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1.
To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally.
英国 方言
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Diagonally.
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词源
From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er.
来源：wiktionary