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drive a minivan
动词 drive 后直接接车辆类型，表示“驾驶某种车”。
She drives a minivan to take the kids to school.
她开一辆小型厢式车送孩子们上学。
小型厢式车；面包车
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小型厢式车；面包车
A small van, especially one used mainly for transporting families.
She drives a minivan to take the kids to school.
她开一辆小型厢式车送孩子们上学。
多指家用小型厢式客车，非货车。
一种小型厢式货车,尤指(加拿大、美国、澳大利亚、新西兰、菲律宾)主要用于家庭出行的车辆。
A small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.
We rented a minivan for our road trip across the country.
我们租了一辆小型货车进行横跨全国的公路旅行。
After the third child was born, they decided to buy a minivan.
第三个孩子出生后，他们决定买一辆小型货车。
Minivans are popular among families because of their spacious interior and sliding doors.
小型货车因其宽敞的内部空间和滑动门而受到家庭的欢迎。
动词 drive 后直接接车辆类型，表示“驾驶某种车”。
She drives a minivan to take the kids to school.
她开一辆小型厢式车送孩子们上学。
用 with 说明车辆的座位数等特征。
They bought a minivan with seven seats.
他们买了一辆七座的小型厢式车。
load...into 表示把某物装入车内。
We loaded the camping gear into the minivan.
我们把露营装备装进了小型厢式车。
Not this
I bought minivan.
Use this
I bought a minivan.
minivan 是可数名词单数，表示一辆车时前面需要加冠词 a；这里不能省略冠词。
Not this
There are two minivan in the parking lot.
Use this
There are two minivans in the parking lot.
two 后面要用可数名词复数，minivan 的复数是 minivans，不能因为汉语没有复数形式就省略 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
家用小型厢式车
They bought a family minivan for their three kids.
他们为三个孩子买了一辆家用小型厢式车。
开小型厢式车
She drives a minivan to take the children to school.
她开小型厢式车送孩子上学。
租一辆小型厢式车
We rented a minivan for our trip to the mountains.
我们租了一辆小型厢式车去山区旅行。
往小型厢式车里装东西
They loaded the minivan with camping gear before sunrise.
他们在日出前把露营装备装上了小型厢式车。
二手小型厢式车
He bought a used minivan to save money.
他买了一辆二手小型厢式车以省钱。
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mini（迷你）+ van（面包车）：迷你版面包车，专为一家老小出行设计的家用小车。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭出行、车辆选购、日常用车交流 该词是标准中性词，通常用于日常家庭出行或车辆选购等话题，正式与随意场合都可使用。
These words all end with /væn/ and rhyme with the final syllable of 'minivan'. Note: 'swan' looks similar but is pronounced /swɒn/ (or /swɑːn/) and does not rhyme.
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