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serve2 verb Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. 早餐供应时间为7点到10点。The centre serves the whole community. 本中心为整个社区提供服务。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ provide for sb 另见provide for sb条serve ♦︎ cater for sb/sth ♦︎ cater to sb/sthThese words all mean to give a group of people the things that they need or want. 这些词均表示提供所需之物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb / sth is well served / catered for◆to serve / cater for sb / sth adequately■ serve [transitive] (rather formal) to offer a product or service to an area or group of people （向某地或某一群体）供应产品，提供服务◆The town is well served with buses and major road links.这座城市乘坐公共汽车很方便，与干线公路的连接也很发达。◆The centre will serve the whole community.本中心将为整个社区提供服务。■ ˈcater for sb/sth phrasal verb to give or offer the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants 满足需要；适合◆The class caters for all ability ranges.这个班对各种不同水平的人都适合。ⓘ Cater for sb/sth is used to talk about either the wide range of things that is offered or particular things that are offered. * cater for sb/sth用于表示所提供东西的种类多样，或用于表示提供特定物品◆to cater for all / a wide range of ages / tastes / abilities / interests适合不同年龄／爱好／水平／兴趣的人◆to cater for individual preferences / children with special needs满足个人的喜好／有特殊需求的孩子 ■ ˈcater to sb/sth phrasal verb (sometimes disapproving) to give or offer the things that a particular type of person wants 满足（某种）需要；迎合◆They only publish novels which cater to the mass market.他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。ⓘ Organizations typically cater to the mass market, tourists, an elite or local tastes. * cater to通常与the mass market、tourists、an elite和local tastes搭配。NOTE 辨析 Cater for sb/sth or cater to sb/sth?If you cater for sb/sth, you provide the things that they need; if you cater to sb/sth you give them what they want. * cater for sb/sth表示提供所需的东西，cater to sb/sth表示提供想要的东西。 |