A caboose is a small railway car at the very back of a goods train. The person in charge of the train used to ride there, watch the other cars, and sometimes cook and sleep — which fits the old 'little kitchen' idea in the word's past.

A caboose is a small railway car at the very back of a goods traincaboose是指貨運列車最後面的一節小車廂。The person in charge of the train used to ride there, watch the other cars, and sometimes cook and sleep負責這班列車的人以前會坐在那裡,看著其他車廂,有時候還會在裡面煮飯睡覺 —— which fits the old 'little kitchen' idea in the word's past這跟這個字過去「小廚房」的意思很吻合。

Most modern goods trains in many countries no longer have one; cameras and sensors do that job now. The word is especially American.

Most modern goods trains in many countries no longer have one現在很多國家的貨運列車大多已經不再掛這種車廂; cameras and sensors do that job now現在是攝影機和感測器在做這個工作。The word is especially American這個字特別是美式用法。

In Britain people have talked about a guard's van or a brake van for a similar car.

In Britain people have talked about a guard's van or a brake van for a similar car在英國,類似的車廂大家會說guard's van或brake van。

Though actually, English speakers also stretch caboose in a jokey way to mean a person's bottom, the 'back end.' That use is informal and a bit cheeky. The meaning here is the railway car.

Though actually不過話說回來, English speakers also stretch caboose in a jokey way to mean a person's bottom, the 'back end.'講英文的人也會開玩笑地把caboose拿來指一個人的屁股,就是「後端」的意思。That use is informal and a bit cheeky這種用法很口語,而且有點調皮。The meaning here is the railway car這裡指的意思是那節火車車廂。