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in/at the canteen
We usually have lunch in the school canteen.
我们通常在学校的食堂吃午饭。
食堂；小吃店；餐厅
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
食堂；小吃店；餐厅
A cafeteria, snack bar, or simple restaurant, especially one in a school, workplace, military establishment, or police station.
We usually have lunch in the school canteen.
我们通常在学校的食堂吃午饭。
多指学校、工厂、军营等机构内部的就餐处。
水壶、瓶子或其他容器,通常由士兵或露营者用作携带水或酒的瓶子
A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink.
装水用的壶；士兵或旅行者使用的水壶
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
军用餐具套装
A military mess kit.
向机构人员出售食品和日用品的商店
sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
The office canteen offers a vegetarian option every weekday.
办公楼食堂每个工作日都提供素食选项。
After class, we grabbed a quick lunch at the school canteen.
下课后，我们在学校食堂匆匆吃了午饭。
The hospital canteen stays open until late for the night staff.
医院食堂一直开到很晚，方便夜班员工。
We usually have lunch in the school canteen.
我们通常在学校的食堂吃午饭。
The factory canteen sells sandwiches and drinks.
工厂的小卖部出售三明治和饮料。
这种用法多见于军事语境。
Each soldier carried a canteen of water.
每个士兵都携带一个水壶。
Not this
I always eat lunch in canteen.
Use this
I always eat lunch in the canteen.
英语中，canteen 是可数名词，在泛指时通常需要加冠词 the；中文没有冠词，因此学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
I bought two military canteen.
Use this
I bought two military canteens.
canteen 作“水壶”解时也是可数名词，复数应加-s；中文名词没有复数变化，学习者可能忘记。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
水壶
He filled his water canteen before the hike.
他在徒步前装满了水壶。
学校食堂
The school canteen serves healthy meals.
学校食堂提供健康的餐食。
食堂员工
The canteen staff are very friendly.
食堂员工非常友好。
食堂食物
I don't like the canteen food here.
我不喜欢这里的食堂食物。
军中商店
He bought snacks at the army canteen.
他在军中商店买了零食。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use canteen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
canteen = can（罐子）+ teen（青少年），想象青少年带着罐子水壶去小卖部。
通常指士兵或旅行者携带的水壶，多见于军事或户外活动场景。
Words ending in -een share the same vowel sound /iːn/ as 'canteen'. Note that words like 'tin' (/tɪn/) look similar but have a different vowel.
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