mess hall
mess hall — 名詞
1. a large dining room on a military base, camp, or ship where service members eat
食堂
軍營或艦艇上的大型用餐場所
a large dining room on a military base, camp, or ship where service members eat their meals together
Private Chen grabbed a metal tray and joined the queue at the mess hall.
Private Chen 拿起金屬餐盤，加入食堂的排隊隊伍。
collocation: joined the queue at the mess hall
The mess hall at Camp Pendleton serves hot breakfast at six every morning.
彭德爾頓營區的食堂每天早上六點供應熱騰騰的早餐。
mess hall at [location]
After the long march, the soldiers were relieved to see the mess hall lights.
長途行軍後，士兵們看到食堂的燈光都鬆了一口氣。
Sergeant Okafor told the new recruits that mess hall duty starts at four.
歐卡佛中士告訴新兵們，食堂勤務從四點開始。
Fatima sat with her unit in the mess hall, talking over cups of coffee.
Fatima 和她的單位坐在食堂裡，邊喝咖啡邊聊天。
- dining hall
more general term used in schools, camps, and universities rather than military settings
- cafeteria
implies self-service and is more common in schools, hospitals, and workplaces
- refectory
formal term, typically used for dining rooms in monasteries or religious institutions
用法筆記
In everyday military speech, often shortened to just 'mess' — for example, 'I'll meet you at the mess after inspection.'