cafeteria

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

1.名詞B1

釋義

自助餐廳

自行取餐付款後入座的餐廳

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.

Ezra 拿了餐盤後，就到自助餐廳排隊。

collocation: join the line in the cafeteria

Students crowded the cafeteria before the lunch break ended.

午休快結束前，學生們擠滿了自助餐廳。

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

school cafeteria

hospital cafeteria

office cafeteria

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

❌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 — 名詞