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a 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pavement
- sidewalk
- transport
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- eat at
- frequent
- go to
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- serve something
- in a/the cafe
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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）
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French café ‘coffee or coffee house’.