cafeteria

/ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/ (bre, ipa) · [kˌæfətˈɪriə] /ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ (ame, ipa) · [kˌæfətˈɪriə] /ˌka-fə-ˈtir-ē-ə/ (ame, mw)

cafeteria — noun

  • cafeteriasingular
  • cafeteriasplural

1. an eating place in a school, office, hospital, or similar building where people

1.名詞B1
釋義

an eating place in a school, office, hospital, or similar building where people choose food at a counter, pay for it, and then sit down to eat

例句

Ezra grabbed a tray and joined the line in the cafeteria.

collocation: join the line in the cafeteria

Students crowded the cafeteria before the lunch break ended.

同義詞
  • canteen

    often refers to a simple eating place in a school, factory, or workplace

  • lunchroom

    is especially common for a school eating area in North American English

  • dining hall

    usually suggests a larger shared eating space, often at a school or university

文法句型

school cafeteria

hospital cafeteria

office cafeteria

用法筆記

Usually refers to an informal eating place inside a larger building. People normally collect food on a tray instead of ordering at the table.

常見錯誤

❌The waiter came to our cafeteria table.
✅We took our food to a table in the cafeteria.
💡In a cafeteria, people usually collect food themselves rather than being served at the table.

cafeteria — adjective