van
/væn/ (bre, ipa) · /væn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvan/ (ame, mw)
van — 名詞
- vansingular
- vansplural
1. A road vehicle with an enclosed metal body, designed to move furniture, packages
廂型貨車
載運貨物的小型箱型車
A road vehicle with an enclosed metal body, designed to move furniture, packages, or equipment — larger than a car but smaller than a truck, and usually without windows on its rear sides.
The delivery driver parked the van outside the bakery and unloaded boxes of bread.
快遞司機將廂型貨車停在麵包店外面，然後卸下好幾箱麵包。
park + van + outside [location]
A white van with the company logo pulled into the loading bay at noon.
一輛印有公司標誌的白色廂型貨車在中午時開進了裝卸區。
van as subject with destination phrase
Samir loaded his oil paints and stretched canvases into the van the night before his solo exhibition opened downtown.
Samir 在個人展覽開幕前一晚，把油畫顏料和繃好的畫布裝進了廂型貨車。
The moving company sent two vans to carry all the furniture from the old apartment.
搬家公司的兩輛廂型貨車載走了舊公寓裡的所有家具。
Each delivery van in the Pingo Logistics fleet can hold up to eight hundred kilograms of packages.
Pingo Logistics 物流車隊的每輛送貨廂型車最多可以承載八百公斤的包裹。
- truck
American term; usually larger and may have an open cargo bed
- lorry
British term for a large goods vehicle; generally bigger than a van
- delivery vehicle
broader term; includes vans, trucks, and other goods-carrying vehicles
文法句型
a/the van
[adjective] van
by van
用法筆記
In British English, a van is typically smaller than a lorry; in American English, the line between van and truck can be less clear, but a van is always fully enclosed.
常見錯誤
2. A road vehicle with windows on all sides, built to carry a group of people — typ
廂型客車
可乘載約12人的箱型車
A road vehicle with windows on all sides, built to carry a group of people — typically seating eight to twelve passengers, larger than a car but smaller than a bus.
The tour company uses a twelve-seat van to take visitors around the national park.
這家旅行社用一輛十二人座廂型客車載遊客到國家公園參觀。
[number]-seat van for group transport
Ayesha's family rented a van for their road trip along the coast last summer.
Ayesha 一家人去年夏天租了一輛廂型客車，沿著海岸公路旅行。
rent a van for [trip/purpose]
The airport shuttle van arrives every thirty minutes at the hotel entrance.
機場接駁廂型車每三十分鐘就會抵達飯店門口。
Élise drove the van to pick up the children from school each afternoon.
Élise 每天下午開廂型車去學校接孩子們放學。
The van was packed with camping gear and six passengers heading to the mountains.
那輛廂型車裡塞滿了露營裝備和六名前往山區的乘客。
- minibus
especially common in British English; usually seats more than 12 people
- minivan
smaller, typically for a single family; common in North America
- people carrier
British term; usually a car-like vehicle with three rows of seats
文法句型
a/the van
[number]-seat van
by van
用法筆記
In everyday speech, 'van' can refer to either a cargo or passenger vehicle. When the distinction matters, use 'passenger van' for people or 'cargo van' / 'delivery van' for goods.
常見錯誤
3. The foremost position within a field of activity — held by a person, institution
前鋒；先驅
在某一領域中最領先的位置
The foremost position within a field of activity — held by a person, institution, or movement that is pushing ahead with new ideas, research, or methods. Short for 'vanguard'.
The RIKEN Center was in the van of natural language processing research, releasing the first large-scale Japanese language model in 2021.
RIKEN 中心在自然語言處理研究中居於前鋒，於 2021 年釋出了第一個大規模日語語言模型。
in the van of [field] — with specific milestone and year
Renata's gallery in São Paulo led the van in digital video art, hosting Latin America's first AI film festival.
Renata 位於聖保羅的畫廊在數位錄像藝術領域居於前鋒，主辦了拉丁美洲第一場人工智慧影片節。
in the van of [art field] — with named specific event
Cape Town University was in the van of climate science, using a Wellcome grant to model drought across southern Africa.
開普敦大學利用 Wellcome 基金會補助模擬南部非洲的乾旱，在氣候科學領域居於前鋒。
Fitzcarraldo Editions led the van in publishing experimental translated fiction from underrepresented languages across Africa and Asia.
Fitzcarraldo Editions 在出版來自非洲和亞洲弱勢語言的實驗性翻譯小說方面居於先鋒地位。
- vanguard
the full form of this sense; more common in modern English
- forefront
more common in everyday use; 'at the forefront of' means the same
- front line
more concrete image; used for active, pioneering work
- rear
the back or least advanced position
文法句型
in the van of [field]
lead the van in [activity]
用法筆記
This sense is always used in the fixed phrases 'in the van of' or 'lead the van'. It cannot stand alone as a simple noun (e.g. 'the van of science' is acceptable, but 'the van is innovative' is not). Most commonly found in formal or academic writing.
常見錯誤
4. On a train, a roofed section designed to carry luggage, parcels, mail, or freigh
行李車廂
火車上載運行李或郵件的車廂
On a train, a roofed section designed to carry luggage, parcels, mail, or freight — usually placed at the front or rear of a passenger train in the UK system.
The guard locked the luggage van before the train pulled out of Paddington Station.
列車長在火車駛離帕丁頓車站前鎖上了行李車廂。
luggage van — British railway compound noun
The postal workers wheeled trolleys of letters into the railway van before the Edinburgh train departed.
郵務人員在愛丁堡列車出發前，將一車車信件推進了行李車廂。
compound noun: railway van — loading mail before departure
Passengers watched their luggage being loaded into the van at the train's front.
乘客看著自己的行李被裝進火車前方的行李車廂。
The guard's van at the back of the train had a small window and desk.
火車尾端的行李車廂裡有一扇小窗戶和一張書桌。
- baggage car
American English equivalent
- luggage van
synonymous; slightly more specific to passenger luggage
- guard's van
a van at the rear where the guard (conductor) works
文法句型
the [purpose] van
[possessive] van
用法筆記
This sense is primarily British. In American English, the equivalent is called a 'baggage car' or 'freight car'. The term 'van' for a railway carriage is becoming less common as modern trains use dedicated luggage compartments built into passenger cars.
van — 動詞
- vanpresent simple I / you / we / they
- vans3rd person singular
- vanning-ing form
- vannedpast simple
1. To carry or convey goods, equipment, or items inside a van from one place to ano
廂車運送
以廂型車載運貨物
To carry or convey goods, equipment, or items inside a van from one place to another — used mainly in commercial or logistical contexts.
The antique furniture was vanned from the estate to the auction house.
這些古董家具被用廂型車從莊園運到了拍賣行。
passive: be vanned from [place] to [place]
After the exhibition ended, the sculptures were vanned back to the studio.
展覽結束後，那些雕塑品被用廂型車運回了工作室。
passive: be vanned back to [place]
The auction house vanned the rare manuscripts from London to Edinburgh for the summer exhibition.
拍賣行為了夏季展覽，用廂型車將那些珍貴手稿從倫敦運到了愛丁堡。
The rescue equipment was vanned to the disaster area within hours of the call.
接獲通報幾小時內，救援設備就被用廂型車送到了災區。
文法句型
van + noun phrase + to/from [place]
be vanned + to/from [place]
用法筆記
This verb is rare and primarily used in British logistical or commercial writing. In everyday speech, people almost always say 'took by van', 'sent by van', or 'delivered in a van' instead. The passive construction ('was vanned') is more common than the active form.