van

英 [væn]

美 [væn]

n.  客货车; 厢式送货车; 面包车(通常为12座左右); (铁路上运送包裹、邮件等的)车厢

复数：vans　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3028 / COCA.3115

习惯用语

n.

in the van
• 处于前沿；处于领先地位
  at the front or in the leading position

牛津词典

noun

• 客货车；厢式送货车
  a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, used for carrying goods or people
  1. a furniture van
     运家具的货车
  2. a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners)
     警车
  3. a delivery van
     送货车
  4. a van driver
     客货车司机
• 面包车（通常为12座左右）
  a covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, that can carry about twelve passengers
• （铁路上运送包裹、邮件等的）车厢
  a closed coach/car on a train for carrying bags, cases, etc. or mail
  1. a luggage van
     装运行李的车厢

柯林斯词典

• （厢式）中小型货车;运货车
  Avanis a small or medium-sized road vehicle with one row of seats at the front and a space for carrying goods behind.
• N-COUNT （火车的）货车车厢，邮政车厢
  Avanis a railway carriage, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail.
  1. In the guard's van lay my tin trunk.
     我的铁皮箱放在了卫兵的行李车厢中。

in AM, use 美国英语用 baggage car, boxcar

英英释义

noun

• a truck with an enclosed cargo space
• a camper equipped with living quarters
  Synonym:caravan
• (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
• the leading units moving at the head of an army
  Synonym:vanguard
• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
  Synonym:avant-gardevanguardnew wave

双语例句

• He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van
  当他们靠近一辆缓慢行驶的货车时，他把汽车前灯调成了近光。
• A Luton van has additional load space over the driver's cab.
  卢顿厢式货车的驾驶室上方有富余的装载空间。
• The back wheels spun and the van spurted up the last few feet.
  后轮突然转动起来，货车加速冲过了最后几英尺距离。
• Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
  多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。
• He checked his mirror and saw that a dark coloured van was immediately behind him.
  他看了一下后视镜，发现一辆深色货车紧随其后。
• In the guard's van lay my tin trunk.
  我的铁皮箱放在了卫兵的行李车厢中。
• He inched the van forward
  他一点点向前挪动着货车。
• We were nearing the top of the pass to Tsagochen Thang when the van spluttered and died.
  我们在驶近通往TsagochenThang的垭口时，货车噼啪几声熄火了。
• He was dragged from his van and beaten unconscious by a gang of salmon poachers.
  他被一帮盗猎***哈鱼的家伙从货车里拽出来打得不省人事。
• They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency.
  他们查出面包车属于新泽西州的一家租车行。