van
n
1 covered vehicle, with no side windows, for transporting goods or people (有篷盖的)客货车
the `baker's van 装载面包的货车
a `furniture/re`moval van 搬运家具的[搬迁用的]货车
a police van, ie for transporting police or prisoners 警车
[attrib 作定语]
a `van driver 客货车司机.
2 (Brit) closed railway carriage for luggage, mail or goods, or for the use of the guard (铁路上运送行李、 邮件或货物的)厢式货车, 守车
the `luggage van 装运行李的车厢 * the `guard's van 守车.
van n the van [sing]
(dated 旧) vanguard or forefront of an army or fleet (部队或舰队的)前锋, 先锋
positioned in the van 处於前锋位置.
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;