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at a café
at用于表示在某个地点从事活动。
She works at a café.
她在一家咖啡馆工作。
咖啡馆；酒店
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
咖啡馆；酒店
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
She works at a café.
她在一家咖啡馆工作。
咖啡店；售卖咖啡及有时提供其他非酒精饮料、简餐或小吃,并设有堂食场所的店铺。
A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
Let's meet at the café on Main Street for coffee.
我们在大街上的咖啡馆见面喝咖啡吧。
She works part-time at a local café.
她在一家当地咖啡馆做兼职。
There are several cozy cafes in this neighborhood.
这个社区有几家舒适的咖啡馆。
at用于表示在某个地点从事活动。
She works at a café.
她在一家咖啡馆工作。
to表示方向或目的。
I want to go to a café to read.
我想去咖啡馆看书。
with表示拥有某种特征。
I like a café with a cozy atmosphere.
我喜欢有舒适氛围的咖啡馆。
Not this
I had a cup of café for breakfast.
Use this
I had a cup of coffee for breakfast.
“café”指的是咖啡馆或餐馆，不是咖啡饮料。表示咖啡应用“coffee”。
Not this
I want to go to café.
Use this
I want to go to a café.
“café”是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词“a/an”或“the”。中文学习者常因母语无冠词而遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
露天咖啡馆
We sat at an outdoor café and watched the people go by.
我们坐在露天咖啡馆里，看着人来人往。
路边咖啡馆
Paris is famous for its sidewalk cafés.
巴黎以其路边咖啡馆而闻名。
网吧；网络咖啡馆
I went to an internet café to check my email.
我去网吧查收邮件。
咖啡馆文化
The city has a vibrant café culture.
这个城市有着充满活力的咖啡馆文化。
咖啡馆老板
The café owner greeted us with a warm smile.
咖啡馆老板微笑着迎接我们。
本地咖啡馆；当地咖啡馆
I like to have breakfast at my local café.
我喜欢在我家附近的咖啡馆吃早餐。
咖啡馆社交圈
She was part of the café society in Paris during the 1920s.
她是20世纪20年代巴黎咖啡馆社交圈的一员。
咖啡馆文化
The city's café culture is thriving, with new coffee shops opening every month.
这座城市的咖啡馆文化蓬勃发展，每月都有新咖啡店开业。
Use café naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
café发音类似'咖啡'，咖啡馆就是喝咖啡的小店。
通常用于咖啡馆、小餐馆等休闲用餐场合，语气中性偏随意。
All these words share the 'é' ending pronounced /eɪ/ with stress on the final syllable, matching 'café's rhyme.
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