caravan
noun /ˈkærəvæn/
/ˈkærəvæn/
- enlarge image(British English)(North American English camper)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
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 caravan site/park
旅行拖车停车场 - The local farmer lets holiday caravans park on his land.
当地的那名农夫让度假的房车停在他的土地上。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- holiday
- touring
- motor
- …
- pull
- tow
- live in
- …
- park
- holiday
- park
- site
- …
- a caravan site/park
- (British English) a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse and used for living in
（供居住用的）有篷马车，大篷车 - a Gypsy caravan
吉卜赛人的大篷车
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- horse-drawn
- Gypsy
- pull
- a Gypsy caravan
- a group of people with vehicles or animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert
（尤指穿越沙漠的）旅行队，车队 - a caravan of trucks/cars/vehicles
货车队；汽车队；车队 - The caravan of cars and trucks moved up the highway.
由汽车和卡车组成的商队在公路上行进。 - The caravan travelled slowly eastwards.
商队慢慢向东行进。 - The supply caravan failed to reach the camp.
补给车队没能到达营地。 - They travelled by horse and camel caravan.
他们骑着马和骆驼结队而行。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- camel
- bus
- travelling/traveling
- …
- join
- lead
- caravan of
- a caravan of trucks/cars/vehicles
词源late 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French caravane, from Persian kārwān. The sense ‘covered horse-drawn wagon’ dates from the early 19th cent.