单词 | canteen |
释义 | canteen (once / 2344 pages) 1n 2n A canteen is a store that sells food and drink at an institution like a camp, college, or military base. A canteen can also be a small container used to carry water to drink. If you’re at summer camp, you can buy snacks at the canteen. This kind of canteen is a little shop. At the canteen, you can buy little things like potato chips or a can opener. A canteen is like a convenience store. The other kind of canteen is good if you’re going on a hike — fill it up with water and put it in your backpack, since there probably aren’t any of those other kinds of canteens out in the woods. WORD FAMILYcanteen: canteens USAGE EXAMPLESI was sitting in a hospital canteen with my father. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) A few minutes drive away, there's an open-air canteen on a building site. BBC(Dec 14, 2016) Her government serves hundreds of thousands of subsidized meals each day at “Amma canteens” and offers discounts on medicine at “Amma pharmacies.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) 1 1n sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. Hyper shop, store a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services 2n restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat Hyper eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant a building where people go to eat 3n a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen Syn|Hyper mobile canteen eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant a building where people go to eat 4n a recreation room in an institution 2Hyper rec room, recreation room a room equipped for informal entertaining n a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers Hyper flask bottle that has a narrow neck |
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