词汇 | canteen |
释义 | canteen, Leisure, Army Buildingscan·teen /kænˈtiːn/ noun [countableC] 1. TBBDL British EnglishBrE a place in a factory, school etc where meals are provided, usually quite cheaply 〔工厂、学校等的〕食堂,餐厅 2. PMATa small container in which water or other drink is carried by soldiers, travellers etc 〔士兵、旅行者等携带的〕水壶 3. a canteen of cutlery British EnglishBrEDFU a set of knives, forks, and spoons in a box 一盒全套餐具 Examples from the Corpus canteen• One guy had a canteen on his hip which was shot off; it was automatic weapons.• Often an informal group will eat lunch near a machine or other work station, even though a canteen is available.• Friends don't come back from the dead, Leila thought, rampaging through the corridor from the canteen.• He found Leila and Ari in the canteen.• Many workers only escaped because they were in the canteen.• They went from the workplace into the canteen, they sat and opened their lunchboxes in their working clothes.• Warm canteen water in the canteen cap, the bag open on the floor, a propane lighter too hot to hold. From Longman Business Dictionary canteencan·teen /kænˈtiːn/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE a place in a factory, office etc where meals are provided, usually quite cheaplySYN AmE cafeteria We usually have lunch in the works’ canteen. (1700-1800) French cantine, from Italian cantina “wine store”, from canto “corner”, from Latin cantus; → CANT13 |
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