van
noun
uk/væn/us/væn/vannoun(VEHICLE)
B1[C]
a medium-sizedroadvehicle, usedespeciallyforcarryinggoods, that often has nowindowsin thesidesat the back:
厢形货车,有盖小货车adeliveryvan送货车
aTransitvan货运篷车
a vandriver货车司机
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[C]US
a medium-sizedvehiclewithwindowsall round , used forcarryingmorepeoplethan anordinarycar
(载客)厢形车Compare
minibus
minivan
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- There was aseriesofexplosionsand the vanburstintoflames.
- Theraidersmachine-gunned everyone in thebankbeforeescapingin a van.
- Thesoundof the ice-cream van wasborneinto theofficeon thewind.
- The vandriversrefusedtocrossthepicketline.
- Do youwanthelpbringingyourstuffin from the van?
Trucks, vans & caravans
- a fifth/third wheelidiom
- armoured car
- bakkie
- bin lorry
- bowser
- breakdown truck
- caravan
- dumper
- float
- JCB
- milk truck
- tender
- tipper
- tractor-trailer
- trucking
- ute
- utility truck
- utility vehicle
- UTV
- Winnebago
vannoun(FRONT)
in the van ofsomethingUKformal
at thefront, or in the mostadvancedposition, of something:
在…方面领先,处在…的前沿The US is in the van of thequesttoestablishcontactwith otherplanets.美国在探索与外层空间生物建立联系方面处于领先地位。
See also
the vanguard
Describing the leading position
- ahead
- ahead of
- be in the front lineidiom
- be streets aheadidiom
- front
- front-line
- frontier
- lead
- lead the field/pack/worldidiom
- leading edge
- pole position
- spearhead
- standard-bearer
- street
- the cutting edge
- the frontiers ofsomethingidiom
- the tip of the spearidiom
- the vanguard
- tip
- trailblazer