van

van1
noun
  1. a covered motor vehicle, typically without side windows, used for transporting goods or people
    有蓬货客两用车，厢式货客两用车
    ■(Brit.)an enclosed railway vehicle for conveying something other than passengers
    (英)（有棚盖的）（铁路）货车，行李车
    ■(Brit.)a caravan
    (英)拖车
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: shortening of caravan
van2
noun
  1. (the van)the foremost part of a company of people moving or preparing to move forwards, especially the foremost division of an advancing military force
    先锋（尤指前进中军队）
    in the van were the foremost chiefs and some of the warriors astride horses.
    走在队伍最前面的是骑着马的最高酋长和一些勇士。
    ■(figurative)the forefront
    (喻)先驱
    he was in the van of the movement to encourage the cultivation of wild flowers.
    他是提倡种植野花运动的先锋。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: abbreviation of vanguard
van3
noun
  1. (archaic)a winnowing fan
    (古)簸（谷）器
  2. (archaic & poetic/literary)a bird's wing
    (古，诗／文)（鸟）翼
语源
  1. late Middle English: dialect variant of fan, probably reinforced by Old French van or Latin vannus
van4
noun
  1. (Tennis, Brit.). informal term for advantage
    (网球 英，非正式)。 同advantage
语源
  1. 1920s: abbreviation
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