caravan的基本意思是指通常由机动车拖行的可供居住的房车，引申可指穿过沙漠地带的商队、旅行队。

They are touring in New England with a caravan.他们正开着房车在新英格兰旅行。
He went on a caravan holiday. 他挂了辆房车去旅行度假。
Our caravan sleeps six in comfort.我们居住的房车可舒舒服服地睡六个人。
Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses. 旧式的吉卜赛大篷车是由马拉的涂了颜色的木质车辆。
Once we were part of a caravan of three hundred camels.我们曾参加有300匹骆驼的商队。
A caravan of people and their camels crossed the desert.商队和他们的骆驼横越了沙漠。
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The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。