貨車和卡車:van有幾種意思
Tyler, I'm not kidding! Get away from the van!
——Fight Club
我沒在開玩笑! 離那輛卡車遠一點!
——《搏擊俱樂部》
一、關於van,你應該知道的用法有
n.
1.(有篷的)貨車 a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry / truck, used for carrying goods or people
He brought three people to the party in his van.
他用客貨車載了三個人來參加聚會。
2.(鐵路的)行李車;有蓋貨車 a closed coach / car on a train for carrying bags, cases, etc. or mail
Two men in boiler suits emerged from inside the rear van of the train.
兩個穿連衫褲工作服的男人從火車行李車廂後面冒出來。
3.前驅;先鋒;領導者 pioneer, leader
The van is under attack.
先鋒部隊遭到攻擊。
4.麪包車(通常爲12座左右)a covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry / truck, that can carry about twelve passengers
When their coach broke down, they hired a van to take them to the next hotel.
他們的轎車拋錨後,就租了一輛麪包車去下一個旅館。
prep.
從,自,來自…的(荷蘭姓氏中表示其宗源)
v.
1.用貨車運輸[T] to transport by van
The team vanned the horses to the racetrack.
這支隊伍用車把賽馬運到賽馬場。
2.駕駛或搭貨車旅行[I] drive or take a van
After quit the job, Elaine vanned around the country.
在辭職後,伊萊恩搭貨車旅行全國。
二、下面我們來學習一下含有van的常見短語
guard's van
n.列車員車廂
luggage van
行李車,行李車廂
van gogh
n.[人名]梵高(荷蘭畫家,1853-1890,著名作品有<<向日葵>>等)
rip van winkle
n.瑞普.凡.溫克爾夢 [喻] 時代的落伍者,嗜睡的人
三、最後,做個填詞遊戲吧
They loaded up the ___ with sacks of flour.
他們把一袋袋麪粉裝上運貨車。