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a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry, used for carrying goods or people 客货车；厢式送货车 
the driver of a white van 一辆白色货车的司机 a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners) 警车 A delivery van was almost blocking the narrow street. 一辆送货车几乎堵塞了狭窄的街道。 an ice-cream van 冰淇淋车 a van driver 客货车司机 - in a van
A passenger in the van was fatally injured. 货车里的一名乘客受了致命伤。 He usually sleeps in the back of his van. 他通常睡在货车后面。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2A TV news van was parked at the entrance. 一辆电视新闻采访车停在入口处。 Each band had a tour van. 每个乐队都有一辆巡回演出用车。 A bomb had been planted in a parked van. 一枚炸弹被安放在一辆停着的货车里。 On election day they drove around town in a van with a loudspeaker on the roof. 选举日那天，他们开着一辆车顶装有扬声器的货车在镇上四处行驶。 The van's interior was fitted with shelves. 这辆货车的内部装有搁板。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delivery
- camper
- transit
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- drive
- park
- load
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- driver
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a covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry, that can carry about twelve passengers 面包车（通常为 12 座左右） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delivery
- camper
- transit
- …
- drive
- park
- load
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- driver
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a closed coach 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 The gang robbed a mail van, seriously injuring one of the guards. 该团伙抢劫了一辆邮车，一名警卫受重伤。
Word Originnoun early 19th cent.: shortening of caravan.in the van. early 17th cent.: abbreviation of vanguard.
Idioms
in the van
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at the front or in the leading position 处于前沿；处于领先地位 These artists felt themselves in the van of the movement, true pioneers. 这些艺术家觉得自己是这场运动的先锋，真正的先驱。