caravan

英 [ˈkærəvæn]

美 [ˈkærəvæn]

n.  旅行拖车，宿营拖车(无发动机，由其他车拖动，多供度假时住宿用); (供居住用的)有篷马车，大篷车; (尤指穿越沙漠的)旅行队，车队
vi.  乘拖车度假; 参加旅行队旅行

复数：caravans　现在分词：caravanning　过去式：caravanned　第三人称单数：caravans　过去分词：caravanned　

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Collins.1 / BNC.4819 / COCA.10211

牛津词典

noun

• 旅行拖车，宿营拖车（无发动机，由其他车拖动，多供度假时住宿用）
  a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on holiday/vacation
  1. a caravan site/park
     旅行拖车停车场
• （供居住用的）有篷马车，大篷车
  a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse and used for living in
  1. a Gypsy caravan
     吉卜赛人的大篷车
• （尤指穿越沙漠的）旅行队，车队
  a group of people with vehicles or animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert

柯林斯词典

• 旅行拖车;大篷车;房车
  Acaravanis a vehicle without an engine that can be pulled by a car or van. It contains beds and cooking equipment so that people can live or spend their holidays in it.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 trailer


• N-COUNT (带着牲口的一群人结伴而行的)旅行队;车队
  Acaravanis a group of people and animals or vehicles who travel together.
  1. ...the old caravan routes from Central Asia to China.
     从中亚到中国的古老的旅行线路

英英释义

noun

• a camper equipped with living quarters
  Synonym:van
• a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
  1. we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels
  2. they joined the wagon train for safety
  Synonym:trainwagon train

verb

• travel in a caravan

双语例句

• Now our caravan is setting off again.
  我们的车子又出发了。
• They are touring in New England with a caravan.
  他们正开着房车在新英格兰旅行。
• Some people enjoy sleeping in a canvas tent, whereas others prefer a caravan.
  一些人喜欢在帆布的帐篷中宿营，还有一些人更喜欢使用他们的活动住宅旅行车。
• Pendergood had shovelled the sand out of the caravan.
  彭德古德把旅行拖车里的沙子铲了出来。
• Do you think you can easily park a caravan?
  你认为你可以很容易地公园的马帮？
• But our caravan is on the road again.
  我们的车队又起程了。
• We've found a creepy caravan where a witch lives.
  我们发现了一个阴森可怖的活动住房，里面住着一个女巫。
• He packed off his wife and children to stay in a caravan in Wales
  他把妻儿打发到在威尔士的一辆旅行拖车上去住。
• Then they had taken for themselves all the merchandise and bullock carts of the caravan.
  然后他们就把商队所有的货物和牛车据为己有。
• Once upon a time, a certain tradesman was leading a caravan to another country to sell his goods.
  很久以前，有个大商人带领商队去另一个国家卖货。