1 cater for sb/sth;cater to sth to provide what sb/sth needs or wants 迎合；为…服务: We need a hotel that caters for small children. 我们需要一家专为小孩而设的旅店。The menu caters to all tastes. 这菜单迎合所有人的口味。

2 to provide and serve food and drink at an event or in a place that a lot of people go to 承办（酒席）: Our firm caters for the 5000 staff and visitors at the festival. 我们公司在节日期间为5000名职工和来宾提供饮食。