"automat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自动售货机
• 自助餐厅

Definition

“自动售货机”指的是一种投币后自动售卖食品等商品的机器，也指历史上一种自助餐厅，食物通过投币获得。现在这个词很少用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“自动售货机”是现代常用说法，“自动餐厅”或“自动设备餐厅”是历史用语。日常对话已不用“automat”。

Examples

The old city had an automat where people bought sandwiches from machines.

老城区有一个**自动售货机餐厅**，人们从机器里买三明治。

She put coins in the automat to get a cup of coffee.

她往**自动售货机**投币买了一杯咖啡。

The museum displays an original automat from the 1920s.

博物馆展出了一个1920年代的**自动售货机**原件。

Back in the day, grabbing lunch at the automat was quick and cheap.

过去在**自动售货机餐厅**吃午饭又快又便宜。

Have you ever seen an automat in real life, or just in old movies?

你真的见过**自动售货机餐厅**吗，还是只在老电影里？

The city's last automat closed decades ago, but people still remember it fondly.

城市最后一家**自动售货机餐厅**几十年前就关了，但人们还怀念它。