【caravan】 - A-level备考词汇

caravan

UK:  ['kærəvæn]

US:  ['kerə.væn]

复数：caravans  过去分词：caravanned  现在分词：caravanning  

v.

1.参加旅行队旅行

n.

1.商队;马帮

2.〔美国〕移民列车;(马戏团的)搬运车;(吉卜赛人等的)有篷马车,大篷车

3.(沙漠地带的)商队;旅队;车马队

4.旅行队

5.拖车

6.驮连队

7.〔英国〕活动住宅

1 . Just as we would if as if we were in a caravan in Wales we resort to playing board games in a hut.
就像在威尔士的房车里一样，我们在小屋里玩棋牌游戏。

2 . The movie he made of the trip is called "Twice Upon a Caravan. " People can also order it from some bookstores.
他为此次旅行所拍的电影叫《TwiceUponaCaravan》，人们也可以书店里定购。

3 . in the meanwhile , the caravan blundered on as if it too had been drinking strong beer and was drowsy.
在同时，车子还是一跌一蹉地前进，好象它也喝了强烈的啤酒，搞得醉醺醺的。

4 . Their caravan of Land Rovers had been delayed trying to ford a flooded river, her husband had told her.
那天早上，利特尔告诉她，在尝试越过被淹没的河流时，他们的路虎大篷车耽搁了。

5 . Visiting investors are routinely given the red-carpet treatment, as if the vanguard of a new caravan of capital bearers.
到访的投资者照例会受到红地毯的待遇，被当作财力雄厚的新商队派出的先头部队。