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》。
• In the past, when caravans had come to the whatnot tree, the people had eaten its poisonous fruits and died in their sleep during the night.
  在过去，当商队来到这棵无名树下，那些吃了这毒果的人都会在晚上的睡梦中死去。
• 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。
• 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。
• Both the people and animals in the caravans could rest and refresh themselves at each hotel before continuing on long journeys.
  商队的旅客和牲畜每到一处客店，都可稍事休息，以便恢复精力，继续踏上征途。
• He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating Freedom!
  旅店里有一个金鸟笼，里面有一只漂亮的鹦鹉在不停地反复呼喊着自由！自由！，这让他很震惊。
• A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains. He stayed in a caravans for the night.
  一个人，一个了不起的人，一个为了自由而战的斗士，正在山峦间穿行。今晚他留在一个大旅店里过夜。
• While the clear stream under the bridge ran dry in the time of the horse caravans, the soul of the bridge has been lost as well.
  当古桥活到现在它已经不是真正意义上的桥了，桥下的清流早已随着马帮而逝。
• The hotel is located in Lijiang Horse and Tea Caravans Hua Ma Tourism Culture Street, surrounded by all kinds of recreation, leisure, catering, shopping.
  酒店位于丽江茶马古道花马旅游文化商业街，周边有各种娱乐、休闲、餐饮、购物场所。
• 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。