a small shop, open at the front, where newspapers, drinks, etc. are sold. In some countries kiosks also sell food and things used in the home. （出售报纸、饮料等的）小亭；售货亭；报刊亭 I bought a paper from the kiosk across the road. 我从马路对面的售货亭买了张纸。 She stopped at a newspaper kiosk to pick up a copy of ‘Private Eye’. 她在一个报亭前停下来，买了本《私家侦探》。
a small structure in a public area used for providing information, showing advertisements or providing a service, typically via a computer screen a digital information kiosk 数字信息亭 Passengers can use the touch-screen kiosks to receive a boarding pass. 乘客可以使用触摸屏亭获取登机牌。
- (British English, old-fashioned)
a public phone box 公用电话亭 synonym booth
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pavilion’): from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk ‘pavilion’, from Persian kuš.