van
noun/væn/
/væn/
Idioms 
enlarge imagea 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
白色客货车的司机 - 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
一辆冰淇淋车 - a van driver
客货车司机 - in a van A passenger in the van was fatally injured.
货车内一名乘客受伤身亡。 - He usually sleeps in the back of his van.
他通常睡在货车后面。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2- A 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.
一辆停着的货车里安放了一枚炸弹。 - On election day they drove around town in a van with a loudspeaker on the roof.
选举日，他们开着一辆车顶装有扬声器的货车在城里转悠。 - The van's interior was fitted with shelves.
货车内部装有架子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delivery
- camper
- transit
- …
- drive
- park
- load
- …
- driver
- the driver of a white van
- (North American English) 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
- …
- driver
- (British English) 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，导致一名警卫受重伤。
- a luggage van
Word Originnoun early 19th cent.: shortening of caravan.in the van. early 17th cent.: abbreviation of vanguard.
Idioms
in the van
- (British English, formal) 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.
这些艺术家感觉自己是这场运动的先锋，是真正的先驱者。
- These artists felt themselves in the van of the movement, true pioneers.