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　

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

习惯用语

in the van

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

（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

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

Sue parked off the main street, with the van's nose pointing away from the street.
休把小货车停在远离大街的地方，车头背对着大街。
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。
The driver got out of his van.
司机从货车上下来。
The van was stopped at customs in Harwich.
小货车在哈里奇海关被拦下了。
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。
He was dragged from his van and beaten unconscious by a gang of salmon poachers.
他被一帮盗猎大麻哈鱼的家伙从货车里拽出来打得不省人事。
They helped us put our gear back into the van.
他们帮我们把装备放回到小货车里。
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。
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。
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。