名詞 pander:

1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
   同義詞：pimp, procurer, panderer, pandar, fancy man, ponce

動(dòng)詞 pander:

1. yield (to); give satisfaction to
   同義詞：gratify, indulge
2. arrange for sexual partners for others
   同義詞：pimp, procure

1. Since she was an only child, her parents pandered to her every whim.
   由于她是獨(dú)女，父母對(duì)她總是百依百順。
2. The newspapers there pander to people's interest in crime and violence.
   那兒的報(bào)紙迎合讀者對(duì)犯罪和暴力的興趣。

pan.der

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
pan.dered,pan.der.ing,pan.ders
To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.
拉皮條：在性交易中充當(dāng)中間人或聯(lián)系人；充當(dāng)拉皮條的人
To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses:
迎合：迎合別人的低級(jí)趣味或欲望或利用他們的弱點(diǎn)：
例句：
.He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism.(New York Times)
.他拒絕迎合懷舊心理和逃避主義.(紐約時(shí)報(bào))

來(lái)源：
Middle English Pandare [Pandarus]
中古英語(yǔ) Pandare [潘達(dá)洛斯]
from Old Italian Pandaro
源自 古意大利語(yǔ) Pandaro
from Latin Pandarus
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) Pandarus
from Greek Pandaros
源自 希臘語(yǔ) Pandaros

【引伸】
pan.der
n.（名詞）