cater

cater — verb

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

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.

transitive: cater + direct object (event)

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

cater + meal type + for + recipients

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.