/'kærəvæn; `kærə,væn/
n
1 (Brit) (US trailer) large vehicle on wheels, equipped for living in and usu towed by a motor vehicle （可供居住的）拖车（通常由机动车拖行）.
2 covered cart or wagon used for living in, and able to be pulled by a horse （供居住可用马拉的）篷车
*a gypsy caravan 吉卜赛人的篷车.
3 group of people (eg merchants) travelling together across the desert （穿过沙漠地带的）旅行队（如商队）.

v (-nn-) [I] (usu 通常作 go caravan-ning) have a holiday in a caravan 乘拖车度假
*We're going caravanning in Spain this summer. 我们今年夏天要乘拖车到西班牙度假.

n[C]

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian;Origin: caravana, from Persian karwan]
BrE a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and sleep when they are on holiday
American Equivalent: trailercaravan site/park
(=area of land where people can park their caravans)
BrE a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse, and in which people can live
American Equivalent: wagon
　a gipsy caravan
a group of people with animals or vehicles who travel together for safety, especially through a desert