/ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə ||; ˌkæfəˈtɪrɪə/noun
[C] a restaurant, especially one for staff or workers, where people collect their meals themselves and carry them to their tables (尤指专为员工而设的)自助食堂,自助餐厅
☞Look at canteen. 参看 canteen。
cafeteria/͵kæfəˋtIrIə; ˌkæfəˈtIəriə or ˌkæfIˈtIəriə/n [C] a restaurant where people get their own food and take it to a table to eat it 自助餐厅[食堂]: the college cafeteria 大学自助食堂see box at见 OFFICEand 和RESTAURANT 方框
cafeteriacafeteriacafeteriasnouna restaurant where you choose and pay for your meal and then carry it to a table. Places like factories, colleges and hospitals often have cafeterias.