中文翻译与英英解释

【铁路】缓急车，司闸车。

brake:    brake4 〔古语〕break 的过去式。

van:    van4 〔荷兰语〕＝ of, from 〔出现于荷兰 ...

Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Australia and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard. The equivalent North American term is caboose, but a British brake van and a caboose are very different in appearance, because the former usually has only four wheels, while the latter usually has bogies.