1.cater for sb / sth 满足需要;适合
例句:The class caters for all ability ranges.
这个班对各种不同水平的人都适合。
2.cater to sb/sth 满足需要;迎合
例句:They only publish novels which cater to the mass-market.
他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。
3.in course of sth 在…的过程中
例句:Discoveries followed each other in rapid suecession, and it was obvious that a new science was in course of development.
新的发现层出不穷,很明显,一门新的学科正处于发展之中。
in/over the course of... 在…期间;在…的时候:
a four-course dinner 有四道菜的正餐
The main course was roast duck. 主菜是烤鸭。
4.in the presence of sb/in sb's presence 在…面前;有…在场
例句:The document was signed in the presence of ten witnesses.
本文件是有两位证人见证签署的。
She asked them not to discuss the matter in her presence.
她要求他们不要当着她的面讨论这个问题。