cater-cornered
a. 对角线的ad. 成对角线地
例句与用法：
"She's tremendously charismatic. Let's face it, it's difficult to cater to so many different groups. But I think she'd love to let her guard down and have a real good laugh, " he said.
他说，"她极有领袖气质。说实话，在这样多的不同人群当中能面面俱到，不是一件容易的事。我想她一定很想放松自己，开怀大笑一番。"
Now automotive engineers are catering to buyers who also want their big cars to start and stop on a dime.
目前汽车工程师正在想办法迎合买主。这些买主要他们的大车能在极短的距离内起步和停住。
Our literature and art ought to cater to popular taste.
我们的文艺必须为大众所喜闻乐见。
Serious newspapers do not cater to people's love of scandal.
严肃报纸不去迎合人们对丑闻的爱好。
词形变化：
名词: caterer | 动词过去式: catered | 动词过去分词: catered | 动词现在分词: catering | 动词第三人称单数: caters |
a.
成对角线的
cater-cornered
a. 对角线的ad. 成对角线地
例句与用法：
"She's tremendously charismatic. Let's face it, it's difficult to cater to so many different groups. But I think she'd love to let her guard down and have a real good laugh, " he said.
他说，"她极有领袖气质。说实话，在这样多的不同人群当中能面面俱到，不是一件容易的事。我想她一定很想放松自己，开怀大笑一番。"
Now automotive engineers are catering to buyers who also want their big cars to start and stop on a dime.
目前汽车工程师正在想办法迎合买主。这些买主要他们的大车能在极短的距离内起步和停住。
Our literature and art ought to cater to popular taste.
我们的文艺必须为大众所喜闻乐见。
Serious newspapers do not cater to people's love of scandal.
严肃报纸不去迎合人们对丑闻的爱好。
词形变化：
名词: caterer | 动词过去式: catered | 动词过去分词: catered | 动词现在分词: catering | 动词第三人称单数: caters |
a.
成对角线的
cater-cornered
词形变化：
名词: caterer | 动词过去式: catered | 动词过去分词: catered | 动词现在分词: catering | 动词第三人称单数: caters |
cater-cornered['kætə,kɔ:nəd]adj.
1.翻译：＝ diagonaladv.
1.翻译：＝ diagonally [亦作catercorner, cater-corner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered]
[ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnəd]
(亦作 cater-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner)
adjective & adverb
(N. Amer.)situated diagonally opposite someone or something
(北美)与…成对角线的（地），在…斜对面的（地）
[as adj.]a restaurant cater-cornered from the movie theatre.
一家在电影院斜对面的餐馆。
[as adv.]motorcyclists cut cater-cornered across his yard.
摩托车手们抄近路斜穿他家的院子。语源
mid 19th cent.: from dialect cater 'diagonally', from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre 'four', from Latin quattuor
cater-cornered
形容词 cater-cornered:
slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
同义词：catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered