[N-COUNT 可数名词](厢式)中小型货车;运货车 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.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](火车的)货车车厢,邮政车厢 A van is a railway carriage, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail.
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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
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van★/væn; NAmEvæn/noun _trucks_comp.jpg _van.jpg 1★a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, used for carrying goods or people 客货车;厢式送货车◆a furniture van运家具的货车◆a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners)警车◆a delivery van送货车◆a van driver客货车司机2( NAmE) a covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, that can carry about twelve passengers 面包车(通常为 12 座左右)3( BrE) a closed coach/car on a train for carrying bags, cases, etc. or mail (铁路上运送包裹、邮件等的)车厢◆a luggage van装运行李的车厢IDIOMin the ˈvan( BrE) ( formal) at the front or in the leading position 处于前沿;处于领先地位vanvansvan/væn; NAmEvæn/
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vanvan /væn/ ●●●S2W3 noun [countable]
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1van (1)a vehicle used especially for carrying goods, which is smaller than a truck and has a roof and usually no windows at the sides: a delivery van a van driver2American English a large box-like car that can carry a lot of people3especially British English a railway carriage with a roof and sides, used especially for carrying goods: a luggage van4be in the van (of something) to be one of the people who are in front or who are leading a change: She was in the van of the feminist movement.
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