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van
先锋；前卫
核心释义
a creative group that leads the introduction and use of new ideas and techniques in a field, especially the arts
- 1.
一种有盖的机动车,用于运送货物或少于十人的乘客,通常呈大致立方体形状。根据类型,可能比皮卡和SUV大或小,比汽车长和高,但相对比卡车或公共汽车小。
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
- 2.
用于清洗矿石的铲子。
A shovel used in cleansing ore.
- 3.
用于扬谷的风扇或其他装置,如筛子。
A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
- 4.
凡猫。
A Van cat.
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某领域(尤指艺术)创新和应用新概念与技术的创意团体
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
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一种大型可拖曳车辆,配备用于修理无法轻易移动的结构。
A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
- 7.
用来拍打空气的翼。
A wing with which the air is beaten.
- 8.
土耳其凡猫。
A Turkish Van cat.
- 9.
军队前导部队
the leading units moving at the head of an army
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(英)封闭式铁路货运车厢
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
一种有盖的机动车,用于运送货物或少于十人的乘客,通常呈大致立方体形状。根据类型,可能比皮卡和SUV大或小,比汽车长和高,但相对比卡车或公共汽车小。；用于清洗矿石的铲子。；用于扬谷的风扇或其他装置,如筛子。；凡猫。；某领域(尤指艺术)创新和应用新概念与技术的创意团体
用法In use
The university's design lab is in the van of the new sustainable architecture movement.
用法提示：van 在此句中用作名词，搭配 in the van of 表示‘在……的先锋/前沿’。
These young musicians are widely regarded as the van of a fresh wave of jazz.
用法提示：van 用作名词，意为‘先锋、前驱’，在句中作表语说明主语身份。
The festival committee chose the experimental theater group to be the van of this year's program.
用法提示：van 用作名词，指代某项活动中的先锋团体。
a/an + van
They bought a van for their camping trips.
他们买了一辆货车用于露营旅行。
修饰词 + van
常与用途词搭配，如delivery van, police van。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- delivery van
- 送货货车
- The delivery van arrived at noon.送货货车中午到了。
- passenger van
- 客车
- We rented a passenger van for the trip.我们租了一辆客车去旅行。
- van driver
- 货车司机
- The van driver helped us load the luggage.货车司机帮我们搬行李。
- in the van of
- 在…的前列
- This company is in the van of technological innovation.这家公司处于技术创新的前列。
- lead the van
- 领先/带头
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
van音似‘万’，想象一辆大货车满载万物，轻松搬运。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于日常口语，多指货车或厢式车。语境：运输、货运。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words rhyme with van: can, man, pan, fan, tan (all /æn/). 'Vane' (/veɪn/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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