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

• Two masked men held up a mail van.
  两个戴面具的人拦路抢劫了一辆邮车。
• He was catapulted into the side of the van.
  他被弹飞出去，撞在货车的侧面。
• Pulling out to overtake, the car collided head-on with a van.
  越线超车时，轿车和一辆厢式货车迎面相撞。
• It will probably work out cheaper to hire a van and move your own things.
  租一辆面包车自己搬的话，算起来可能要更省钱些。
• He was killed at a road junction by a van driver who went through a red light
  他在交叉路口被一辆闯红灯的小货车撞死了。
• The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold a kidnap victim
  小货车内是关押被绑架人的好地方。
• 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。
• A police van drove through the protesters and backed up to the front door of the house.
  一辆警车穿过抗议的人群，并倒至房子的前门。