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

• Infelicitous circumstances; unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes-American Guide Series.
  悲惨的环境；不幸的商队，脱离了队伍徒步走在沼泽和藤丛之中&《美国导游丛书》。
• 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。
• "Camping commuters" are pitching their tents or parking their caravans from monday to friday and retreating to more permanent homes at the weekends.
  这群被称为“露营上班族”的人通常在周一到周五会选择住在旅游帐篷或者拖车里，等到周末才会回到租住的公寓中。
• 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。
• Non-motor vehicles and caravans entering or leaving the country shall submit to inspection by the Frontier Inspection Station.
  进出国境的非机动车辆和马帮等，必须接受边防检查站的检查。
• 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。
• Not far from it is the old suspension bridge over the river, formerly busy with caravans on the Southern Silk Route to Burma and India.
  距离一条河流上的老吊桥不远，从前商人马帮沿着南方丝绸之路到缅甸和印度都频繁地经过这里。
• 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。
• 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。
• The building dates back to the1820's; a time when horse caravans passed through the city full of traders selling their goods along the ancient Tea and Horse Road.
  这个建筑的修建时间是1820年代，那时正是马帮商旅在茶马古道上来来往往最频繁的时代。