cafe
noun /ˈkæfeɪ/
/kæˈfeɪ/
(also café)
- enlarge imagea place where you can buy drinks and simple meals. Alcohol is not usually served in British or American cafes.
咖啡馆，小餐馆（供应饮料和便餐，在英美国家通常不供应酒类） - There are small shops and pavement cafes around every corner.
每个角落都有小店和人行道咖啡馆。 - an outdoor cafe serving drinks and light meals
提供饮料和便餐的户外咖啡馆 - at a cafe They were having lunch at a cafe near the station.
他们正在车站附近的一家咖啡馆吃午饭。 - in a cafe We stopped for a coffee in our favourite cafe.
我们在最喜欢的咖啡馆停下来喝杯咖啡。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pavement
- sidewalk
- transport
- …
- eat at
- frequent
- go to
- …
- serve something
- in a/the cafe
- There are small shops and pavement cafes around every corner.
- (South African English) a small shop that sells sweets, newspapers, food, etc. and usually stays open later than other shops
便利商店（出售糖果、报纸、食物等，通常比其他商店晚一些关门）
词源early 19th cent.: from French café ‘coffee or coffee house’.