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catering + noun
catering 常作定语，修饰名词，表示‘餐饮的’。
We hired a catering company for the event.
我们为活动雇佣了一家餐饮公司。
餐饮服务；酒席承办
caterings — plural of catering
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
餐饮服务；酒席承办
the activity or business of providing food and drink for people at events, meetings, or other occasions
We hired a catering company for the event.
我们为活动雇佣了一家餐饮公司。
提供饮食服务的行为
The act of one who caters (to something).
提供食物和服务
providing food and services
The hotel offers excellent catering for large events.
这家酒店为大型活动提供出色的餐饮服务。
She runs a small catering business from her home kitchen.
她在自家厨房经营一个小型餐饮生意。
Catering can be a stressful job during the holiday season.
在假日季节，餐饮服务可能是一份压力很大的工作。
catering 常作定语，修饰名词，表示‘餐饮的’。
We hired a catering company for the event.
我们为活动雇佣了一家餐饮公司。
常用于 provide, offer, do 等动词后。
The hotel offers catering for meetings.
这家酒店为会议提供餐饮服务。
表示行业领域，用 in catering。
She has ten years of experience in catering.
她在餐饮行业有十年的经验。
Not this
He is a catering.
Use this
He is a caterer.
catering作为名词表示行业或服务，而表示‘承办酒席的人’要用caterer。
Not this
I have a catering tomorrow.
Use this
I have a catering job tomorrow.
catering作为不可数名词，不能直接与不定冠词a连用，需补充具体工作或服务。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
餐饮服务
The hotel offers a full catering service for events.
这家酒店为活动提供全面的餐饮服务。
餐饮业
The catering industry has grown rapidly in recent years.
近年来餐饮业发展迅速。
餐饮生意
She runs a successful catering business from home.
她在家里经营着一家成功的餐饮生意。
餐饮公司
We hired a catering company for the wedding reception.
我们为婚宴雇了一家餐饮公司。
餐饮服务人员
The catering staff were very professional and friendly.
餐饮服务人员非常专业且友好。
餐饮设备
The restaurant invested in new catering equipment for the kitchen.
这家餐厅为厨房投资了新的餐饮设备。
Use caterings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
catering 中有 'cat'，想象猫儿端盘子上菜，记忆 '承办酒席'。
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通常指餐饮服务/宴席承办时不可数；caterings 强调具体承办活动或类别。
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