caravans

英 [ˈkærəvænz]

美 [ˈkærəˌvænz]

n.  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); (供居住用的)有篷马车，大篷车; (尤指穿越沙漠的)旅行队，车队
caravan的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 旅行拖车;大篷车;房车
  Acaravanis a vehicle without an engine that can be pulled by a car or van. It contains beds and cooking equipment so that people can live or spend their holidays in it.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 trailer


• N-COUNT (带着牲口的一群人结伴而行的)旅行队;车队
  Acaravanis a group of people and animals or vehicles who travel together.
  1. ...the old caravan routes from Central Asia to China.
     从中亚到中国的古老的旅行线路

双语例句

• The modern version is not an attempt to mirror the old Silk Road, which was itself a series of roads and trails along which caravans carried China's and central Asia's silks by camel towards medieval Europe.
  现代版丝绸之路并不是要重现古代丝绸之路。古代丝绸之路是一条由一系列道路和小路组成的通道，商队用骆驼把中国和中亚的丝绸运往中世纪的欧洲。
• He's in charge of maintaining and setting up our caravans.
  他负责保养和准备我们的车队。
• The Gipsy traveled in caravans.
  吉普赛人坐着大篷车旅行。
• Two of the Caravans were financed by the leasing division of AVIC, China's primary aviation organization.
  其中二架大蓬车是由中航集团租赁部（中国主要的航空企业）提供资金的。
• Translate the following sentence into Chinese,' The city was the last stop for the caravans on the Silk Road before all those silks and spices went by water to Europe.
  在由水路把丝绸和香料运往欧洲之前，这个城市是丝绸之路上过往商队的终点站。
• Actually, it was many smaller caravans traveling together to protect themselves against bandits.
  实际上那只是很多小商队为了防御土匪而结伴同行罢了。
• Old-fashioned Gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses.
  旧式的吉卜赛大篷车是由马拉的涂了颜色的木质车辆。
• I notice that halfway through every party, Tim always pairs off with Penny. Actually, it was many smaller caravans traveling together to protect themselves against bandits.
  我注意到每次联欢会举行到一半，蒂姆总是与彭尼结伴而去。实际上那只是很多小商队为了防御土匪而结伴同行罢了。
• Many caravans are let by private individuals through adverts in papers or shop windows.
  许多旅行拖车由私人通过在报纸或商店橱窗上做广告出租。
• But at one time there were cities along this route, perhaps exacting a toll from the passing caravans and profiting from the trade of provisions and services.
  但是沿线一度有几个城市大概会向过往的大篷车队收取过路费，并从食品和服务贸易中获益。