van
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A van is a small or medium-sized road vehicle with one row of seats at the front and a space for carrying goods behind. 中小型货车
2. N-COUNT A van is a railway wagon, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail. 行李车厢[英国英语]
The coffin was loaded into the van of the train. 棺材被装进了火车的行李车厢内。
3. N caravan的缩写→short for caravan
4. N vanguard的缩写→short for vanguard
5. N advantage的缩写 (Usual US and Canadian word ad)[tennis] →short for advantage
6. N any device for winnowing corn 扬谷机
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van /væn/ (vans)
剑桥词典
- There was a series of explosions and the van burst into flames .
- The raiders machine-gunned everyone in the bank before escaping in a van.
- The sound of the ice-cream van was borne into the office on the wind .
- The van drivers refused to cross the picket line .
- Do you want help bringing your stuff in from the van?
van noun (VEHICLE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a medium-sized road vehicle , used especially for carrying goods , that often has no windows in the sides at the back
厢形货车，有盖小货车
a delivery van 送货车
a Transit van 货运篷车
a van driver 货车司机
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] US
a medium-sized vehicle with windows all round , used for carrying more people than an ordinary car
（载客）厢形车
比较
minibus
minivan
例句
van noun (FRONT)
in the van of sthUK formal
at the front , or in the most advanced position , of something
在…方面领先，处在…的前沿
The US is in the van of the quest to establish contact with other planets . 美国在探索与外层空间生物建立联系方面处于领先地位。
也见 the vanguard 返回 van