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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• My friends call me penelope, and let's just say those slavers don't take too kindly to people disrupting their caravans.
  狂追：我的朋友叫我菲娜拉普，嗯，你只要知道奴隶贩子一向对打搅他们商队的人不怎么友善。
• Actually, it was many smaller caravans traveling together to protect themselves against bandits.
  实际上那只是很多小商队为了防御土匪而结伴同行罢了。
• In the park, nomads were coming down from the summer pastures each day with camel caravans.
  在公园里，每天都有游牧者带着骆驼队从夏季牧场走下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles.
  旧时的吉普赛大篷车是涂了颜色的木质车辆。