| 单词 | caravan |
| 释义 | caravan (once / 803 pages) nv A caravan is either a covered vehicle, like a wagon or a van, or a procession of vehicles. If you watch a parade with a long line of floats traveling one after another down the street, that's a caravan of floats. The word caravan comes from the Persian karwan meaning "group of desert travelers." A caravan can be a large group of people traveling together in one long line. It's also the term used for a camper that has a living area in it. In history, pilgrims often traveled like this, lugging all of their belongings with them in caravans, or covered horse-drawn carriages. It's also a verb: caravan with your neighbors on a group road trip. WORD FAMILYcaravan: caravaned, caravaning, caravanned, caravanning, caravans USAGE EXAMPLESWhen antagonists appear, they arrive in a caravan of police cars. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) “These trees and plants were once so important that caravans stopped to buy their products, either as oil or raw sap,” she said. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Perrantes’ parents and three younger brothers will caravan six hours from Los Angeles to Berkeley along with extended family and friends. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1n a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels Syn|Hyper train, wagon train procession the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation 2n a camper equipped with living quarters Syn|Hyper van camper, camping bus, motor home a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling 3v travel in a caravan Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
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