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