英语词汇fan怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

fan¹

nounPlural fans, Plural Fansfanfæn

1An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.
风扇；鼓风机；换气扇
a couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning
the kitchen may need to be fitted with an extractor fan
Example sentencesExamples
- All offices have ceiling fans to create localised cooling and support the natural cross-venting action.
- A simple and less draconian solution would be to install a duct in the ceiling with an extractor fan.
- Ceiling fans that keep you cool in summer also can save energy in winter.
- Once the car gets cool, then you can obviously switch off the air conditioner and let the fan rotate the cool air.
- But the Ceramic World factory has no windows for ventilation and only large fans fixed to the ceiling.
- Lights, ceiling fans and the all-important sockets for charging camera batteries run from a generator.
- Some had secretly brought smog masks, others little portable fans to create some cool relief.
- The court is also mechanically ventilated by exhaust fans at the roof level to prevent hot air build-up.
- The only thing that everyone could hear was the sound of the ceiling fan rotating.
- Be sure home has adequate ventilation, including exhaust fans in kitchen and bathrooms.
- The burning gases keep the shaft turning by rotating a fan before exiting the engine.
- It's all about letting through a flow of air, which is then whipped up by a ceiling fan to cool you naturally.
- Ventilation fans and water pumps to prevent the pit flooding were switched off the following month.
- In yet another room was a small piece consisting of two electric fans with their blades replaced by rods with twists of leaves at the end.
- Before searing the meat, turn on the ventilation fan over the stove.
- Amusingly, as it stirred the hot air in the room, it caused the ceiling fan to rotate slowly.
- An extractor fan was provided for ventilating the equipment room.
- Flicking it on, I opened my door, as the ceiling fan started to rotate.
- The fluids that lubricate the parts can be mechanically cooled by fans.
- Also a 120 mm fan will be a lot quieter then an 80 mm fan moving the same amount of air.
Synonyms
air cooler, air conditioner, ventilator, blower, aerator
Indian punkah
1. 1.1 A small sail for keeping the head of a windmill towards the wind.
  （使风车头迎风的）风叶
  Example sentencesExamples
  While the previous windmill designs are for larger structures that could service entire towns, the fan-type windmill is made specifically for individuals.
2A handheld device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the person holding it.
折扇，扇子
the girls were giggling behind their fans
Example sentencesExamples
- Sammy felt like whipping out a paper fan and waving it crazily in front of her face.
- I presume she thought the rarity of the day justified her unorthodox behaviour in an era when ladies were expected to remain giggling behind their fans.
- Well-prepared with umbrellas and caps, spectators waved fans or improvised from whatever was at hand to fight the heat.
- Waving a fan for nearly 12 hours continuously, with just a break for lunch, could make anyone's arms sore.
- They would wave their fans to show off their grace when composing or thinking about poetry.
- The girls all blushed deeply and giggled behind their fluttering fans.
- It had an open fan with a cherry blossom on one of the outspread ribs, and it also had a tiny dragon perched on the tip of a rib.
- How do you walk downstairs in heels, waving giant fans, singing a song, looking at these guys like you love it.
- Anzuko was drawing a portrait of Suzume for fun while Suzume posed by lying down and holding an open fan casually.
1. 2.1 A thing resembling an open fan.
  as modifier fan vaulting
  Example sentencesExamples
  Its big black wings spread like fans across the blazing sky.
  Needles of light, frozen rays, shot out from her back, spreading out like a fan, with a thin light webbing in between each.
  Then it stood tall, unfolding its wings to their full fan of circle and began to shimmer the wing feathers, so that they scattered sunlight like jewels.
2. 2.2 A fan-shaped alluvial or talus deposit at the foot of a slope.
  （山坡脚下的（地带）
  there are great waste fans at the foot of the Andes in the desert
  Example sentencesExamples
  Each terrace represents a fan of younger pyroclastic deposits infilling valleys cut in older fans.
  The Lower Eocene Sulov Basin close to the Pieniny Klippen Belt is a kilometre-thick pile of dolomite gravel, rapidly deposited in a fan.
  Up to 2000 m of alluvial fan and fan delta deposits of early Cretaceous age are preserved in the Coastal Cordillera.
  The town of Putre is built on top of one of these major pyroclastic fans.
  Alluvial fans and related phenomena are depositional landforms which form a continuum.

verbfans, fanning, fannedfanfæn

1with object Cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air.
扇
he fanned himself with his hat
他用帽子给自己打扇。
Example sentencesExamples
- For the next three or four months, while the youngsters mature, the foundress cleans the nest regularly and helps keep it cool by fanning her wings.
- Males continuously fan the eggs to aerate them and to prevent silt from settling on them.
- I remember waking up and I had a guy, Clayton Tippett, fanning me, because it was really, really hot, very hot in there, and he was just fanning me for hours.
- The heat would make Joy's condition much worse. Dewi would sit and fan Joy for several hours.
- When the weather turns hot, workers fan their wings at the entrance to the hive, cooling it.
- Some people were walking up and down just to keep cool while mums were fanning their children.
- Gladiator breathed deeply, taking off his red vest briefly and fanning himself with it.
- Fat, perspiring men and women were furiously fanning paper plates in a doomed effort to circulate the stale air.
- I'm always tickled pink whenever I recall the time when my mother was fanning me to sleep with her palm-leaf fan though I do not intend to trade the air-conditioner for a palm-leaf fan.
- I used my hand to fan my face, which felt ridiculously hot.
- A fat woman in a red and beige dress busily fanned herself while her male escort gazed longingly at the other women when he knew his wife was busy eyeing the young men.
- With no relief from the beating sun, tourists fanned themselves with brochures and wrapped T-shirts around their heads.
- He spends the next half an hour lying on the floor sipping sugary squash through a straw with a nurse fanning his face with his copy of The Mail and muttering occasionally and indecipherably to his colleagues.
- Thus, while all the pretty girls flipped their hair around the boys then, I could only act as the servants of these girls - fanning them and feeding them seedless grapes while looking up at them in adoration.
- He just watched me with serene but knowing eyes, and looked as dignified as if he were sitting on a throne being fanned by people with ferns.
- Socialites decked out in their finest Chanel tweeds fanned themselves with their invitation cards as temperatures climbed inside the venue, a stone's throw from the Louvre museum.
- I sat back down in my seat and restrained myself from fanning my face where heat still lingered in my cheeks from our close encounter.
Synonyms
cool, air, aerate, blow, ventilate
freshen, refresh
1. 1.1 (of breath or a breeze) blow gently on.
  （呼吸，微风）吹拂
  his breath fanned her skin as he leant towards her
  他在向她俯身过去时鼻息吹拂着她的肌肤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Morning came, the gods painting the sky oranges, lavenders, and pinks, the air was cool, and a breeze fanned past my face, making me think of times long dead.
  But Sato continued on sleeping, his breath fanning Tenkou's trembling hands.
  Instead, I want to swig lush, long, refreshing mixed drinks that make me feel I am lolling about on a beach fanned by a cool sea breeze.
  He was so close that she could feel his rapid exhalations of breath gently fanning her face.
  She kept writing and continued to ignore him until she felt him softly kiss the side of her neck, his breath fanning the sensitive area there.
  ‘Are you okay,’ he whispered, his hands still resting on my face, his breath softly fanning across my skin.
  Ally walked out of the building and onto the always-bustling street, a light breeze fanning her shoulder-length, caramel-blond hair out behind her.
  The lake looked cold and still, although a slight breeze gently fanned its surface so that it seemed to have gills.
2. 1.2with object and adverbial of direction Brush or drive away with a waving movement.
  驱散；扇走
  a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand
  她用戴着宝石的手拂开的一阵烟雾。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It seemed that every time he fanned away some sand with either his fins or his hands he revealed something remarkable.
  ‘That's not how I see it,’ he retorted, fanning away the smoke.
  I looked up, fanning away the smoke with one hand until I could make out the form of my brother Jason.
  She fanned away the steam trekking to the small mirror.
  Scrunching up her nose (that made her look cute, too) Zahra fanned away the smoke with her manicured hand.
3. 1.3Baseball Ice Hockey no object Swing unsuccessfully at the ball or puck.
  〔棒球，冰球〕〈北美〉击球不中
  he had fanned 37 times in 83 at-bats
  Example sentencesExamples
  Esposito fanned on a long shot by Jacques Lemaire, then Henri Richard scored twice to give the Habs the championship.
  In this day of home runs and strikeouts, I would like to know how many players have hit 40 home runs in a season without fanning more than 50 times?
  The Cincinnati ace threw 187 pitches - including 14 full counts - while fanning 12 and walking 10.
  He fanned seven and walked three before handing the ball over to Lin Ying-jeh.
  Already showing off his remarkable combination of discipline and delivery, he drew 114 walks while fanning only 75 times.
4. 1.4Baseball Strike out (a batter)
  〔棒球〕〈北美〉使（击球手）三击不中出局
  Norris fanned nine batters with his screwball
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Steinbach ace faced only 15 batters in the contest, fanning 13 of them.
  The team hopes Service returns to his 1998 form, when he fanned 95 batters in 82 2/3 innings.
  Pitcher Troy Pruess blew the Brothers batters from the box, conceding just three hits and fanning 12 batters at the plate.
2with object Increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it.
扇（火）
fanned by an easterly wind, the fire spread rapidly
大火借助东风迅速蔓延开来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The devastating fire, which was fanned by strong winds, destroyed approximately 850 of the 7300 hectares of pine plantations and left more than 400000 pine trees destroyed.
- Dragon and I began blowing and fanning the baby fire.
- According to a fire service spokesman, acres of mature Coillte land and a number of private forests in the area were decimated by the flames which were fanned by strong winds and reached 30 ft at stages.
- The wind was fanning the fires which still burn at the site and the smoke was billowing upwards, illuminated by the huge arc lights that had been rushed to the scene from the MTV studios on September 11.
- That fire is being fanned by strong Santa Ana winds.
- KING WILLIAM'S TOWN - A fire fanned by strong winds was burning out of control in the Kubusi forests near Stutterheim yesterday.
- So here in normally lovely Marin, we are blanketed with smoke thick with particulate matter, blown in courtesy of offshore winds that are fanning the flames of a fire out of control up in Yolo county.
- We have already experienced large fires, fanned by Westerly winds, in the Tenterfield area.
- Portugal is battling its most devastating forest fires for a decade, as strong wind fan the flames.
- ‘The fire was fanned by howling winds and 25 farmers and labourers managed to bring it under control,’ he said.
- High winds have been fanning the flames and the fire has spread as far as Didsbury Intake, which contains an area of woodland.
- Nieuwoudt said although the immediate danger for the town had passed, the fire, fanned by hot and dry gale-force berg winds, was still burning.
- As the fire - fanned by strong winds - started to spread across Hurst Moor, north east of Reeth, officers at the scene requested additional support from Hawes and Masham.
- The fire was well ventilated due to broken glazing and the 30 mph wind helped fan the fire to the extreme intensity it was at when we arrived.
- The stream of water that spurted from the hose did less to douse the fire than it did to fan the flames with its accompanying rush of air.
- The fire is the latest of a number in Central Australia which have swept through country carrying high fuel loads and are fanned by the unpredictable gusty conditions that the area experiences in October.
- Firefighters had been monitoring hotspots but there were worries that increasing wind might fan the flames.
- Firefighters are taking advantage of a break from the powerful Santa Ana winds that have fanned the flames with gusts up to 70 miles an hour.
- Crews with ten engines spent more than two hours trying to bring the blaze under control as brisk winds fanned the flames towards homes.
- The Alis said the flames were higher than the trees in the playground opposite and other residents were relieved the wind was fanning the fire away from properties.
Synonyms
stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken, waken, inspire, trigger, spark off, ferment, foment
literary enkindle
1. 2.1 Cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread.
  激起；煽动（信念，情绪）
  a fury fanned by press coverage
  新闻报道激起的怒火。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Race hatred was aflame, fanned by the rhetoric of confrontation.
  In this view, Americans' obliviousness ended with an outbreak of nostalgia at the turn of the century, fanned by general concern over the heedless pace of industrial society.
  People's fears, often fanned by anti-bat hysteria in the media about the danger of contracting bat-carried diseases, have made bats political pawns.
  This process is built on a foundation of fear and is fanned by economic and political pressures.
  The British National Party and National Front have fanned the resulting social tensions.
  And it is no longer the province of secularists and the left, but is increasingly fanned by religionists and the right.
  It reflects a wider debate, fanned by bitterly hostile coverage of the tube strikes in much of the media.
  The fact that a women's race commands as much attention, fan enthusiasm and media coverage as the men's race is really encouraging, too.
  A week of violence, triggered by the shooting in custody of a student and fanned by local hatred of the gendarmerie, has left at least 40 people dead, according to medical sources and residents.
  There was a mounting enthusiasm for change, fanned by effective use of secular and religious press.
  Oil prices above US $38 a barrel recently in New York fanned worries about the impact on the global economy of high energy prices.
  A person who has declared his intentions for repeating the pogrom, outside Gujarat should not be allowed to roam about fanning communal hatred and passion.
  With so much potentially at stake, this politically charged issue is fanning a fiercely emotional debate.
  They select those news reports that are consistent with their preferred thinking, especially those that fan national emotions.
  Protests by irate seniors continue, and their anger is being fanned by the Communist and other leftist parties.
  The crowd began to mutter angrily, the glowing embers of their ancient prejudices that had been viciously stoked by the near murder of their King were being fanned to fury so easily by the power of the monarch's simple words.
  But this blatantly sterile narcissism, especially when fanned by massive and intrusive media coverage, is psychologically damaging to the celebrities themselves.
  Iraeli-Palestinian problems are likely also to increase, which will fan the resistance fires even more.
  Synonyms
  intensify, increase, agitate, inflame, exacerbate
  stimulate, stir up, work up, whip up, incite, fuel, animate
  ignite, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, arouse, excite, provoke, foment
3fan outno object Disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area.
扩散，辐射
the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings
到达的旅客开始在城里散开，寻找住处。
Example sentencesExamples
- The soldiers fanned away from the lift, and nearly passed out from the heat.
- In targeted sampling, interviewers fan out into targeted areas to conduct interviews over the course of several days.
- The commandos fan out to various areas on the ship and, after tense moments, the radio crackles into life: Pandey has taken control of the ship and his men are conducting the search.
- The number of dead is rising as volunteers and Pakistan Army troops fan out to remote areas and pull more bodies from the debris.
- Searchers are fanning out over a wide area today.
- In addition to the areas where the delegates are concentrated, we began to fan out to other areas.
Synonyms
spread, open, branch, stretch
outspread, unfurl, unfold
1. 3.1 Spread out or cause to spread out into a semicircular shape.
  no object a dress made of tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked
  她走路时飘起的一条百褶连衣裙。
  with object a wind fanned her hair out behind her
  微风吹撒开她脑后的秀发。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She had short, wavy brown hair that fanned out at the ends, and lovely facial features accented by eyebrows that gave her an incredible air of confidence and superiority.
  Her short brown hair fanned out as she cocked her head to the side.
  Shortly after the stellar material collapses, a light-producing shock wave begins to fan out from the region of collapse.
  Their straplike leaves, smooth, shiny, and thick, fan out symmetrically around a central cup (called a tank) to form a neat rosette.
  It fanned out and lay open on the floor, just an ordinary white cloth upon a stoneworked floor.

Phrases

fan the flames (of something)

Cause an emotion such as anger or hatred to become stronger.
instead of being a calming force you fanned the flames of hostility
Example sentencesExamples
- Worryingly last week, researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University were in danger of fanning the flames.
- At a national level, the centre-right coalition Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of fanning the flames of anti-foreigner discrimination.
- Indeed, her words seem to have fanned the flames.
- Darcy did not want to fan the flames of her anger.
- Brown can never, ever, resist fanning the flames of controversy.
- What's worse they're clearly showing the script to outside parties (historians, etc) in the hopes of fanning the flames.
- Their annoyance at an apparent inconvenience, more than anything, was what fanned the flames of a cause célèbre.
- Hopelessly naive, Velma quickly learns to play the game, concocting ever more elaborate lies to fan the flames of her notoriety.
- In domestic politics, isolation in Europe fans the flames of Euroscepticism.
- There was a very important decision handed down on December 29, which fanned the flames under the debate about casualisation in the workforce.
Synonyms
stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken, waken, inspire, trigger, spark off, ferment, foment

Derivatives

fan-like

adjective

The remaining proximal tendon fibers were then spread out in a fan-like shape, sandwiched between two pieces of sandpaper and tightly fixed in a metal clamp.
Example sentencesExamples
- It came with a strange fan-like contraption which turns out to be a reflector for the flash bulb.
- True leaves can vary quite a bit in size and shape; most having a fan-like appearance.
- Let cool between paper towels to absorb extra fat, then cut each slice into 6 fan-like pieces (like you would cut slices in a cake).
- The foyers curve round the perimeter of the fan-like plan with genial and transparent openness.

fanner

nounˈfanəˈfænər

They were bystanders, fanners of flames, perhaps, but empty-handed, palms held upwards for inspection.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pneumatically operated Sheet Fanners separate stacked sheets for easy handling, destacking, and transfer.
- Rush Limbaugh, a right-wing fanner of hatreds who presents a popular radio show, has helped to make liberals into extremists after his own heart.

Origin

Old English fann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus 'winnowing fan'. Compare with vane.

The spelling fan can represent two quite different words. The first, meaning ‘a device to create a current of air’, goes back to the Old English noun fann, a word of Latin origin. It was a device for blowing air through harvested grain to winnow it, removing the husks or chaff from the seed. The second fan, meaning ‘enthusiast, supporter’, is short for fanatic (mid 16th century). Its earliest uses are recorded from the end of the 17th century, but it became particularly established in American English during the 19th century. In Latin fanaticus meant ‘inspired by a god’ and came from fanum meaning ‘a temple’. In its first English appearances fanatic was used as an adjective to describe the kind of frenzied speech or behaviour typical of someone possessed by a god or demon. As a noun it originally meant ‘a mad person’ and then ‘a religious maniac’. Fanzine was coined in the 1940s in the US for a magazine produced by amateur enthusiasts of science fiction, though fanzines are now often about music, film, or sport. The word is a blend of fan and magazine.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

fan²

nounPlural fans, Plural Fansfanfæn

A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.
迷，狂热爱好者，粉丝
football fans
足球迷。
I'm a fan of this author
我是这位作家的粉丝。
Example sentencesExamples
- And he has urged fans to keep spreading the word about the new club so that more people come on board before the new season.
- While some women are avid football fans, others are more reserved about the sport.
- Although I pretend not to be, I am a football fan, but there is room for other sports on TV surely.
- The company's smart card reward scheme allows clubs to cut the cost of football for fans and collect valuable marketing information for the club.
- With their white hankies, the Catalan fans seemed to be waving goodbye to the league title.
- Mexico is a nation of sports fans and car enthusiasts.
- Anyway, a fan waving a banner invaded the pitch in the last seconds of a Swiss-Portuguese match.
- More than in other sports, football fans recollect jerseys and numbers as opposed to faces.
- Once the Melbourne sports fans enter the hypnotic state of football fever, nothing and I repeat, nothing will get them out of it.
- With increasing numbers of African players in the British leagues, the tournament will be of huge interest to sports fans.
- She has flirted with crossover material, but her popular appeal has in no way diminished the admiration of classical fans.
- I know most of you aren't sports fans, but I'm excited about the upcoming football season.
- When he reached his van he leapt on to its roof, waving to fans, flashing a victory sign, blowing kisses and giving a small dance.
- Now Shapiro has been left with the task of fielding a strong enough team to keep the fans interested.
- We simply cannot recommend it highly enough - not just for hurling aficionados but for sports fans everywhere.
- For example, there could be exclusive packages for die-hard film fans and inveterate sports enthusiasts.
- Here's a website that will interest fans of adventure newspaper strips.
- Basically there are football fans and then there are sports fans.
- Back in the match and with 7,500 fans behind him, Agassi did what he does best.
- It is anyone's guess how many spectators will take an interest and even become fans of the sport.
Synonyms
enthusiast, devotee, admirer, lover, addict
supporter, follower, disciple, adherent, backer, zealot, champion, votary
expert, connoisseur, aficionado
informal buff, fiend, freak, bug, nut, maniac, groupie, junkie
North American informal jock
(fans) British Sport informalbarmy army

Origin

Late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of fanatic.

fan¹

nounfanfæn

1An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.
风扇；鼓风机；换气扇
Example sentencesExamples
- Before searing the meat, turn on the ventilation fan over the stove.
- A simple and less draconian solution would be to install a duct in the ceiling with an extractor fan.
- Amusingly, as it stirred the hot air in the room, it caused the ceiling fan to rotate slowly.
- An extractor fan was provided for ventilating the equipment room.
- The fluids that lubricate the parts can be mechanically cooled by fans.
- Be sure home has adequate ventilation, including exhaust fans in kitchen and bathrooms.
- The burning gases keep the shaft turning by rotating a fan before exiting the engine.
- Flicking it on, I opened my door, as the ceiling fan started to rotate.
- In yet another room was a small piece consisting of two electric fans with their blades replaced by rods with twists of leaves at the end.
- Ceiling fans that keep you cool in summer also can save energy in winter.
- All offices have ceiling fans to create localised cooling and support the natural cross-venting action.
- But the Ceramic World factory has no windows for ventilation and only large fans fixed to the ceiling.
- Once the car gets cool, then you can obviously switch off the air conditioner and let the fan rotate the cool air.
- Ventilation fans and water pumps to prevent the pit flooding were switched off the following month.
- It's all about letting through a flow of air, which is then whipped up by a ceiling fan to cool you naturally.
- Lights, ceiling fans and the all-important sockets for charging camera batteries run from a generator.
- Also a 120 mm fan will be a lot quieter then an 80 mm fan moving the same amount of air.
- The court is also mechanically ventilated by exhaust fans at the roof level to prevent hot air build-up.
- The only thing that everyone could hear was the sound of the ceiling fan rotating.
- Some had secretly brought smog masks, others little portable fans to create some cool relief.
Synonyms
air cooler, air conditioner, ventilator, blower, aerator
1. 1.1 A small sail for keeping the head of a windmill toward the wind.
  （使风车头迎风的）风叶
  Example sentencesExamples
  While the previous windmill designs are for larger structures that could service entire towns, the fan-type windmill is made specifically for individuals.
2A device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move.
折扇，扇子
Example sentencesExamples
- They would wave their fans to show off their grace when composing or thinking about poetry.
- Waving a fan for nearly 12 hours continuously, with just a break for lunch, could make anyone's arms sore.
- Anzuko was drawing a portrait of Suzume for fun while Suzume posed by lying down and holding an open fan casually.
- I presume she thought the rarity of the day justified her unorthodox behaviour in an era when ladies were expected to remain giggling behind their fans.
- Sammy felt like whipping out a paper fan and waving it crazily in front of her face.
- It had an open fan with a cherry blossom on one of the outspread ribs, and it also had a tiny dragon perched on the tip of a rib.
- The girls all blushed deeply and giggled behind their fluttering fans.
- How do you walk downstairs in heels, waving giant fans, singing a song, looking at these guys like you love it.
- Well-prepared with umbrellas and caps, spectators waved fans or improvised from whatever was at hand to fight the heat.
1. 2.1 A thing or shape resembling an open handheld fan.
  扇形物
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then it stood tall, unfolding its wings to their full fan of circle and began to shimmer the wing feathers, so that they scattered sunlight like jewels.
  Needles of light, frozen rays, shot out from her back, spreading out like a fan, with a thin light webbing in between each.
  Its big black wings spread like fans across the blazing sky.
2. 2.2 An alluvial or talus deposit spread out in an open fan shape at the foot of a slope.
  （山坡脚下的（地带）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Each terrace represents a fan of younger pyroclastic deposits infilling valleys cut in older fans.
  Up to 2000 m of alluvial fan and fan delta deposits of early Cretaceous age are preserved in the Coastal Cordillera.
  The Lower Eocene Sulov Basin close to the Pieniny Klippen Belt is a kilometre-thick pile of dolomite gravel, rapidly deposited in a fan.
  The town of Putre is built on top of one of these major pyroclastic fans.
  Alluvial fans and related phenomena are depositional landforms which form a continuum.
3A device for winnowing grain.
Example sentencesExamples
- The farmer puts the unsorted grain and chaff into the basket, and shakes it until the lighter chaff is propelled over the fan's lip, while the heavier grain remains inside.

verbfanfæn

1with object Cool (especially a person or a part of the body) by waving something to create a current of air.
扇
he fanned himself with his hat
他用帽子给自己打扇。
Example sentencesExamples
- I remember waking up and I had a guy, Clayton Tippett, fanning me, because it was really, really hot, very hot in there, and he was just fanning me for hours.
- Males continuously fan the eggs to aerate them and to prevent silt from settling on them.
- I sat back down in my seat and restrained myself from fanning my face where heat still lingered in my cheeks from our close encounter.
- A fat woman in a red and beige dress busily fanned herself while her male escort gazed longingly at the other women when he knew his wife was busy eyeing the young men.
- When the weather turns hot, workers fan their wings at the entrance to the hive, cooling it.
- He just watched me with serene but knowing eyes, and looked as dignified as if he were sitting on a throne being fanned by people with ferns.
- For the next three or four months, while the youngsters mature, the foundress cleans the nest regularly and helps keep it cool by fanning her wings.
- Fat, perspiring men and women were furiously fanning paper plates in a doomed effort to circulate the stale air.
- Gladiator breathed deeply, taking off his red vest briefly and fanning himself with it.
- Some people were walking up and down just to keep cool while mums were fanning their children.
- The heat would make Joy's condition much worse. Dewi would sit and fan Joy for several hours.
- I'm always tickled pink whenever I recall the time when my mother was fanning me to sleep with her palm-leaf fan though I do not intend to trade the air-conditioner for a palm-leaf fan.
- Thus, while all the pretty girls flipped their hair around the boys then, I could only act as the servants of these girls - fanning them and feeding them seedless grapes while looking up at them in adoration.
- Socialites decked out in their finest Chanel tweeds fanned themselves with their invitation cards as temperatures climbed inside the venue, a stone's throw from the Louvre museum.
- He spends the next half an hour lying on the floor sipping sugary squash through a straw with a nurse fanning his face with his copy of The Mail and muttering occasionally and indecipherably to his colleagues.
- I used my hand to fan my face, which felt ridiculously hot.
- With no relief from the beating sun, tourists fanned themselves with brochures and wrapped T-shirts around their heads.
Synonyms
cool, air, aerate, blow, ventilate
1. 1.1 (of breath or a breeze) blow gently on.
  （呼吸，微风）吹拂
  his breath fanned her skin as he leaned toward her
  他在向她俯身过去时鼻息吹拂着她的肌肤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ally walked out of the building and onto the always-bustling street, a light breeze fanning her shoulder-length, caramel-blond hair out behind her.
  The lake looked cold and still, although a slight breeze gently fanned its surface so that it seemed to have gills.
  She kept writing and continued to ignore him until she felt him softly kiss the side of her neck, his breath fanning the sensitive area there.
  He was so close that she could feel his rapid exhalations of breath gently fanning her face.
  Instead, I want to swig lush, long, refreshing mixed drinks that make me feel I am lolling about on a beach fanned by a cool sea breeze.
  But Sato continued on sleeping, his breath fanning Tenkou's trembling hands.
  ‘Are you okay,’ he whispered, his hands still resting on my face, his breath softly fanning across my skin.
  Morning came, the gods painting the sky oranges, lavenders, and pinks, the air was cool, and a breeze fanned past my face, making me think of times long dead.
2. 1.2with object and adverbial of direction Brush or drive away with a waving movement.
  驱散；扇走
  a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jeweled hand
  她用戴着宝石的手拂开的一阵烟雾。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I looked up, fanning away the smoke with one hand until I could make out the form of my brother Jason.
  She fanned away the steam trekking to the small mirror.
  Scrunching up her nose (that made her look cute, too) Zahra fanned away the smoke with her manicured hand.
  ‘That's not how I see it,’ he retorted, fanning away the smoke.
  It seemed that every time he fanned away some sand with either his fins or his hands he revealed something remarkable.
3. 1.3Ice Hockey Baseball no object Swing at and miss the ball or puck.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Cincinnati ace threw 187 pitches - including 14 full counts - while fanning 12 and walking 10.
  Esposito fanned on a long shot by Jacques Lemaire, then Henri Richard scored twice to give the Habs the championship.
  Already showing off his remarkable combination of discipline and delivery, he drew 114 walks while fanning only 75 times.
  He fanned seven and walked three before handing the ball over to Lin Ying-jeh.
  In this day of home runs and strikeouts, I would like to know how many players have hit 40 home runs in a season without fanning more than 50 times?
4. 1.4Baseball no object (of a batter) strike out.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He has fanned 26 batters in just 22 innings while allowing only one home run.
  On May 25, 1953, Max Surkont of the Milwaukee Braves fanned eight consecutive Cincinnati Redleg batters.
  The following season, in 1968 against Detroit, he broke Sandy Koufax's record for strikeouts in a Series game when he fanned 17.
  Marichal pitched all 14 innings for the Giants, allowing only six bits and one walk while fanning 10 Philadelphia batters.
  His 10 strikeouts in 179 plate appearances make him the hardest to fan, by far, in the American League.
5. 1.5Baseball (of a pitcher) strike out (a batter).
  〔棒球〕〈北美〉使（击球手）三击不中出局
  Example sentencesExamples
  The team hopes Service returns to his 1998 form, when he fanned 95 batters in 82 2/3 innings.
  The Steinbach ace faced only 15 batters in the contest, fanning 13 of them.
  Pitcher Troy Pruess blew the Brothers batters from the box, conceding just three hits and fanning 12 batters at the plate.
2with object Increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it.
扇（火）
gusty wind fanned fires in Yellowstone Park
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘The fire was fanned by howling winds and 25 farmers and labourers managed to bring it under control,’ he said.
- The Alis said the flames were higher than the trees in the playground opposite and other residents were relieved the wind was fanning the fire away from properties.
- The wind was fanning the fires which still burn at the site and the smoke was billowing upwards, illuminated by the huge arc lights that had been rushed to the scene from the MTV studios on September 11.
- The devastating fire, which was fanned by strong winds, destroyed approximately 850 of the 7300 hectares of pine plantations and left more than 400000 pine trees destroyed.
- The fire was well ventilated due to broken glazing and the 30 mph wind helped fan the fire to the extreme intensity it was at when we arrived.
- High winds have been fanning the flames and the fire has spread as far as Didsbury Intake, which contains an area of woodland.
- Portugal is battling its most devastating forest fires for a decade, as strong wind fan the flames.
- That fire is being fanned by strong Santa Ana winds.
- Firefighters had been monitoring hotspots but there were worries that increasing wind might fan the flames.
- So here in normally lovely Marin, we are blanketed with smoke thick with particulate matter, blown in courtesy of offshore winds that are fanning the flames of a fire out of control up in Yolo county.
- According to a fire service spokesman, acres of mature Coillte land and a number of private forests in the area were decimated by the flames which were fanned by strong winds and reached 30 ft at stages.
- As the fire - fanned by strong winds - started to spread across Hurst Moor, north east of Reeth, officers at the scene requested additional support from Hawes and Masham.
- Dragon and I began blowing and fanning the baby fire.
- KING WILLIAM'S TOWN - A fire fanned by strong winds was burning out of control in the Kubusi forests near Stutterheim yesterday.
- The stream of water that spurted from the hose did less to douse the fire than it did to fan the flames with its accompanying rush of air.
- Nieuwoudt said although the immediate danger for the town had passed, the fire, fanned by hot and dry gale-force berg winds, was still burning.
- Firefighters are taking advantage of a break from the powerful Santa Ana winds that have fanned the flames with gusts up to 70 miles an hour.
- Crews with ten engines spent more than two hours trying to bring the blaze under control as brisk winds fanned the flames towards homes.
- We have already experienced large fires, fanned by Westerly winds, in the Tenterfield area.
- The fire is the latest of a number in Central Australia which have swept through country carrying high fuel loads and are fanned by the unpredictable gusty conditions that the area experiences in October.
Synonyms
stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken, waken, inspire, trigger, spark off, ferment, foment
1. 2.1 Cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread.
  激起；煽动（信念，情绪）
  long-range weather forecasts fanned fears of drought damage
  Example sentencesExamples
  They select those news reports that are consistent with their preferred thinking, especially those that fan national emotions.
  People's fears, often fanned by anti-bat hysteria in the media about the danger of contracting bat-carried diseases, have made bats political pawns.
  A person who has declared his intentions for repeating the pogrom, outside Gujarat should not be allowed to roam about fanning communal hatred and passion.
  Race hatred was aflame, fanned by the rhetoric of confrontation.
  It reflects a wider debate, fanned by bitterly hostile coverage of the tube strikes in much of the media.
  In this view, Americans' obliviousness ended with an outbreak of nostalgia at the turn of the century, fanned by general concern over the heedless pace of industrial society.
  The British National Party and National Front have fanned the resulting social tensions.
  Iraeli-Palestinian problems are likely also to increase, which will fan the resistance fires even more.
  With so much potentially at stake, this politically charged issue is fanning a fiercely emotional debate.
  This process is built on a foundation of fear and is fanned by economic and political pressures.
  Oil prices above US $38 a barrel recently in New York fanned worries about the impact on the global economy of high energy prices.
  The fact that a women's race commands as much attention, fan enthusiasm and media coverage as the men's race is really encouraging, too.
  But this blatantly sterile narcissism, especially when fanned by massive and intrusive media coverage, is psychologically damaging to the celebrities themselves.
  There was a mounting enthusiasm for change, fanned by effective use of secular and religious press.
  Protests by irate seniors continue, and their anger is being fanned by the Communist and other leftist parties.
  And it is no longer the province of secularists and the left, but is increasingly fanned by religionists and the right.
  The crowd began to mutter angrily, the glowing embers of their ancient prejudices that had been viciously stoked by the near murder of their King were being fanned to fury so easily by the power of the monarch's simple words.
  A week of violence, triggered by the shooting in custody of a student and fanned by local hatred of the gendarmerie, has left at least 40 people dead, according to medical sources and residents.
  Synonyms
  intensify, increase, agitate, inflame, exacerbate
3no object Disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area.
扩散，辐射
the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings
到达的旅客开始在城里散开，寻找住处。
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of dead is rising as volunteers and Pakistan Army troops fan out to remote areas and pull more bodies from the debris.
- The commandos fan out to various areas on the ship and, after tense moments, the radio crackles into life: Pandey has taken control of the ship and his men are conducting the search.
- The soldiers fanned away from the lift, and nearly passed out from the heat.
- In addition to the areas where the delegates are concentrated, we began to fan out to other areas.
- In targeted sampling, interviewers fan out into targeted areas to conduct interviews over the course of several days.
- Searchers are fanning out over a wide area today.
Synonyms
spread, open, branch, stretch
1. 3.1 Spread out or cause to spread out into a semicircular shape.
  no object a dress made of tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked
  她走路时飘起的一条百褶连衣裙。
  with object a wind fanned her hair out behind her
  微风吹撒开她脑后的秀发。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her short brown hair fanned out as she cocked her head to the side.
  Their straplike leaves, smooth, shiny, and thick, fan out symmetrically around a central cup (called a tank) to form a neat rosette.
  Shortly after the stellar material collapses, a light-producing shock wave begins to fan out from the region of collapse.
  It fanned out and lay open on the floor, just an ordinary white cloth upon a stoneworked floor.
  She had short, wavy brown hair that fanned out at the ends, and lovely facial features accented by eyebrows that gave her an incredible air of confidence and superiority.

Origin

Old English fann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus ‘winnowing fan’. Compare with vane.

fan²

nounfanfæn

A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.
迷，狂热爱好者，粉丝
football fans
足球迷。
I'm a fan of this author
我是这位作家的粉丝。
Example sentencesExamples
- Back in the match and with 7,500 fans behind him, Agassi did what he does best.
- We simply cannot recommend it highly enough - not just for hurling aficionados but for sports fans everywhere.
- Mexico is a nation of sports fans and car enthusiasts.
- Here's a website that will interest fans of adventure newspaper strips.
- More than in other sports, football fans recollect jerseys and numbers as opposed to faces.
- Once the Melbourne sports fans enter the hypnotic state of football fever, nothing and I repeat, nothing will get them out of it.
- And he has urged fans to keep spreading the word about the new club so that more people come on board before the new season.
- Basically there are football fans and then there are sports fans.
- With increasing numbers of African players in the British leagues, the tournament will be of huge interest to sports fans.
- It is anyone's guess how many spectators will take an interest and even become fans of the sport.
- For example, there could be exclusive packages for die-hard film fans and inveterate sports enthusiasts.
- When he reached his van he leapt on to its roof, waving to fans, flashing a victory sign, blowing kisses and giving a small dance.
- With their white hankies, the Catalan fans seemed to be waving goodbye to the league title.
- Now Shapiro has been left with the task of fielding a strong enough team to keep the fans interested.
- The company's smart card reward scheme allows clubs to cut the cost of football for fans and collect valuable marketing information for the club.
- She has flirted with crossover material, but her popular appeal has in no way diminished the admiration of classical fans.
- I know most of you aren't sports fans, but I'm excited about the upcoming football season.
- While some women are avid football fans, others are more reserved about the sport.
- Anyway, a fan waving a banner invaded the pitch in the last seconds of a Swiss-Portuguese match.
- Although I pretend not to be, I am a football fan, but there is room for other sports on TV surely.
Synonyms
enthusiast, devotee, admirer, lover, addict

Origin

Late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of fanatic.

单词	fan
释义	fan¹ nounPlural fans, Plural Fansfanfæn 1An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. 风扇；鼓风机；换气扇 a couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning the kitchen may need to be fitted with an extractor fan Example sentencesExamples All offices have ceiling fans to create localised cooling and support the natural cross-venting action. A simple and less draconian solution would be to install a duct in the ceiling with an extractor fan. Ceiling fans that keep you cool in summer also can save energy in winter. Once the car gets cool, then you can obviously switch off the air conditioner and let the fan rotate the cool air. But the Ceramic World factory has no windows for ventilation and only large fans fixed to the ceiling. Lights, ceiling fans and the all-important sockets for charging camera batteries run from a generator. Some had secretly brought smog masks, others little portable fans to create some cool relief. The court is also mechanically ventilated by exhaust fans at the roof level to prevent hot air build-up. The only thing that everyone could hear was the sound of the ceiling fan rotating. Be sure home has adequate ventilation, including exhaust fans in kitchen and bathrooms. The burning gases keep the shaft turning by rotating a fan before exiting the engine. It's all about letting through a flow of air, which is then whipped up by a ceiling fan to cool you naturally. Ventilation fans and water pumps to prevent the pit flooding were switched off the following month. In yet another room was a small piece consisting of two electric fans with their blades replaced by rods with twists of leaves at the end. Before searing the meat, turn on the ventilation fan over the stove. Amusingly, as it stirred the hot air in the room, it caused the ceiling fan to rotate slowly. An extractor fan was provided for ventilating the equipment room. Flicking it on, I opened my door, as the ceiling fan started to rotate. The fluids that lubricate the parts can be mechanically cooled by fans. Also a 120 mm fan will be a lot quieter then an 80 mm fan moving the same amount of air. Synonyms air cooler, air conditioner, ventilator, blower, aerator Indian punkah 1.1 A small sail for keeping the head of a windmill towards the wind. （使风车头迎风的）风叶 Example sentencesExamples While the previous windmill designs are for larger structures that could service entire towns, the fan-type windmill is made specifically for individuals. 2A handheld device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the person holding it. 折扇，扇子 the girls were giggling behind their fans Example sentencesExamples Sammy felt like whipping out a paper fan and waving it crazily in front of her face. I presume she thought the rarity of the day justified her unorthodox behaviour in an era when ladies were expected to remain giggling behind their fans. Well-prepared with umbrellas and caps, spectators waved fans or improvised from whatever was at hand to fight the heat. Waving a fan for nearly 12 hours continuously, with just a break for lunch, could make anyone's arms sore. They would wave their fans to show off their grace when composing or thinking about poetry. The girls all blushed deeply and giggled behind their fluttering fans. It had an open fan with a cherry blossom on one of the outspread ribs, and it also had a tiny dragon perched on the tip of a rib. How do you walk downstairs in heels, waving giant fans, singing a song, looking at these guys like you love it. Anzuko was drawing a portrait of Suzume for fun while Suzume posed by lying down and holding an open fan casually. 2.1 A thing resembling an open fan. as modifier fan vaulting Example sentencesExamples Its big black wings spread like fans across the blazing sky. Needles of light, frozen rays, shot out from her back, spreading out like a fan, with a thin light webbing in between each. Then it stood tall, unfolding its wings to their full fan of circle and began to shimmer the wing feathers, so that they scattered sunlight like jewels. 2.2 A fan-shaped alluvial or talus deposit at the foot of a slope. （山坡脚下的（地带） there are great waste fans at the foot of the Andes in the desert Example sentencesExamples Each terrace represents a fan of younger pyroclastic deposits infilling valleys cut in older fans. The Lower Eocene Sulov Basin close to the Pieniny Klippen Belt is a kilometre-thick pile of dolomite gravel, rapidly deposited in a fan. Up to 2000 m of alluvial fan and fan delta deposits of early Cretaceous age are preserved in the Coastal Cordillera. The town of Putre is built on top of one of these major pyroclastic fans. Alluvial fans and related phenomena are depositional landforms which form a continuum. verbfans, fanning, fannedfanfæn 1with object Cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air. 扇 he fanned himself with his hat 他用帽子给自己打扇。 Example sentencesExamples For the next three or four months, while the youngsters mature, the foundress cleans the nest regularly and helps keep it cool by fanning her wings. Males continuously fan the eggs to aerate them and to prevent silt from settling on them. I remember waking up and I had a guy, Clayton Tippett, fanning me, because it was really, really hot, very hot in there, and he was just fanning me for hours. The heat would make Joy's condition much worse. Dewi would sit and fan Joy for several hours. When the weather turns hot, workers fan their wings at the entrance to the hive, cooling it. Some people were walking up and down just to keep cool while mums were fanning their children. Gladiator breathed deeply, taking off his red vest briefly and fanning himself with it. Fat, perspiring men and women were furiously fanning paper plates in a doomed effort to circulate the stale air. I'm always tickled pink whenever I recall the time when my mother was fanning me to sleep with her palm-leaf fan though I do not intend to trade the air-conditioner for a palm-leaf fan. I used my hand to fan my face, which felt ridiculously hot. A fat woman in a red and beige dress busily fanned herself while her male escort gazed longingly at the other women when he knew his wife was busy eyeing the young men. With no relief from the beating sun, tourists fanned themselves with brochures and wrapped T-shirts around their heads. He spends the next half an hour lying on the floor sipping sugary squash through a straw with a nurse fanning his face with his copy of The Mail and muttering occasionally and indecipherably to his colleagues. Thus, while all the pretty girls flipped their hair around the boys then, I could only act as the servants of these girls - fanning them and feeding them seedless grapes while looking up at them in adoration. He just watched me with serene but knowing eyes, and looked as dignified as if he were sitting on a throne being fanned by people with ferns. Socialites decked out in their finest Chanel tweeds fanned themselves with their invitation cards as temperatures climbed inside the venue, a stone's throw from the Louvre museum. I sat back down in my seat and restrained myself from fanning my face where heat still lingered in my cheeks from our close encounter. Synonyms cool, air, aerate, blow, ventilate freshen, refresh 1.1 (of breath or a breeze) blow gently on. （呼吸，微风）吹拂 his breath fanned her skin as he leant towards her 他在向她俯身过去时鼻息吹拂着她的肌肤。 Example sentencesExamples Morning came, the gods painting the sky oranges, lavenders, and pinks, the air was cool, and a breeze fanned past my face, making me think of times long dead. But Sato continued on sleeping, his breath fanning Tenkou's trembling hands. Instead, I want to swig lush, long, refreshing mixed drinks that make me feel I am lolling about on a beach fanned by a cool sea breeze. He was so close that she could feel his rapid exhalations of breath gently fanning her face. She kept writing and continued to ignore him until she felt him softly kiss the side of her neck, his breath fanning the sensitive area there. ‘Are you okay,’ he whispered, his hands still resting on my face, his breath softly fanning across my skin. Ally walked out of the building and onto the always-bustling street, a light breeze fanning her shoulder-length, caramel-blond hair out behind her. The lake looked cold and still, although a slight breeze gently fanned its surface so that it seemed to have gills. 1.2with object and adverbial of direction Brush or drive away with a waving movement. 驱散；扇走 a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand 她用戴着宝石的手拂开的一阵烟雾。 Example sentencesExamples It seemed that every time he fanned away some sand with either his fins or his hands he revealed something remarkable. ‘That's not how I see it,’ he retorted, fanning away the smoke. I looked up, fanning away the smoke with one hand until I could make out the form of my brother Jason. She fanned away the steam trekking to the small mirror. Scrunching up her nose (that made her look cute, too) Zahra fanned away the smoke with her manicured hand. 1.3Baseball Ice Hockey no object Swing unsuccessfully at the ball or puck. 〔棒球，冰球〕〈北美〉击球不中 he had fanned 37 times in 83 at-bats Example sentencesExamples Esposito fanned on a long shot by Jacques Lemaire, then Henri Richard scored twice to give the Habs the championship. In this day of home runs and strikeouts, I would like to know how many players have hit 40 home runs in a season without fanning more than 50 times? The Cincinnati ace threw 187 pitches - including 14 full counts - while fanning 12 and walking 10. He fanned seven and walked three before handing the ball over to Lin Ying-jeh. Already showing off his remarkable combination of discipline and delivery, he drew 114 walks while fanning only 75 times. 1.4Baseball Strike out (a batter) 〔棒球〕〈北美〉使（击球手）三击不中出局 Norris fanned nine batters with his screwball Example sentencesExamples The Steinbach ace faced only 15 batters in the contest, fanning 13 of them. The team hopes Service returns to his 1998 form, when he fanned 95 batters in 82 2/3 innings. Pitcher Troy Pruess blew the Brothers batters from the box, conceding just three hits and fanning 12 batters at the plate. 2with object Increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it. 扇（火） fanned by an easterly wind, the fire spread rapidly 大火借助东风迅速蔓延开来。 Example sentencesExamples The devastating fire, which was fanned by strong winds, destroyed approximately 850 of the 7300 hectares of pine plantations and left more than 400000 pine trees destroyed. Dragon and I began blowing and fanning the baby fire. According to a fire service spokesman, acres of mature Coillte land and a number of private forests in the area were decimated by the flames which were fanned by strong winds and reached 30 ft at stages. The wind was fanning the fires which still burn at the site and the smoke was billowing upwards, illuminated by the huge arc lights that had been rushed to the scene from the MTV studios on September 11. That fire is being fanned by strong Santa Ana winds. KING WILLIAM'S TOWN - A fire fanned by strong winds was burning out of control in the Kubusi forests near Stutterheim yesterday. So here in normally lovely Marin, we are blanketed with smoke thick with particulate matter, blown in courtesy of offshore winds that are fanning the flames of a fire out of control up in Yolo county. We have already experienced large fires, fanned by Westerly winds, in the Tenterfield area. Portugal is battling its most devastating forest fires for a decade, as strong wind fan the flames. ‘The fire was fanned by howling winds and 25 farmers and labourers managed to bring it under control,’ he said. High winds have been fanning the flames and the fire has spread as far as Didsbury Intake, which contains an area of woodland. Nieuwoudt said although the immediate danger for the town had passed, the fire, fanned by hot and dry gale-force berg winds, was still burning. As the fire - fanned by strong winds - started to spread across Hurst Moor, north east of Reeth, officers at the scene requested additional support from Hawes and Masham. The fire was well ventilated due to broken glazing and the 30 mph wind helped fan the fire to the extreme intensity it was at when we arrived. The stream of water that spurted from the hose did less to douse the fire than it did to fan the flames with its accompanying rush of air. The fire is the latest of a number in Central Australia which have swept through country carrying high fuel loads and are fanned by the unpredictable gusty conditions that the area experiences in October. Firefighters had been monitoring hotspots but there were worries that increasing wind might fan the flames. Firefighters are taking advantage of a break from the powerful Santa Ana winds that have fanned the flames with gusts up to 70 miles an hour. Crews with ten engines spent more than two hours trying to bring the blaze under control as brisk winds fanned the flames towards homes. The Alis said the flames were higher than the trees in the playground opposite and other residents were relieved the wind was fanning the fire away from properties. Synonyms stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken, waken, inspire, trigger, spark off, ferment, foment literary enkindle 2.1 Cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread. 激起；煽动（信念，情绪） a fury fanned by press coverage 新闻报道激起的怒火。 Example sentencesExamples Race hatred was aflame, fanned by the rhetoric of confrontation. In this view, Americans' obliviousness ended with an outbreak of nostalgia at the turn of the century, fanned by general concern over the heedless pace of industrial society. People's fears, often fanned by anti-bat hysteria in the media about the danger of contracting bat-carried diseases, have made bats political pawns. This process is built on a foundation of fear and is fanned by economic and political pressures. The British National Party and National Front have fanned the resulting social tensions. And it is no longer the province of secularists and the left, but is increasingly fanned by religionists and the right. It reflects a wider debate, fanned by bitterly hostile coverage of the tube strikes in much of the media. The fact that a women's race commands as much attention, fan enthusiasm and media coverage as the men's race is really encouraging, too. A week of violence, triggered by the shooting in custody of a student and fanned by local hatred of the gendarmerie, has left at least 40 people dead, according to medical sources and residents. There was a mounting enthusiasm for change, fanned by effective use of secular and religious press. Oil prices above US $38 a barrel recently in New York fanned worries about the impact on the global economy of high energy prices. A person who has declared his intentions for repeating the pogrom, outside Gujarat should not be allowed to roam about fanning communal hatred and passion. With so much potentially at stake, this politically charged issue is fanning a fiercely emotional debate. They select those news reports that are consistent with their preferred thinking, especially those that fan national emotions. Protests by irate seniors continue, and their anger is being fanned by the Communist and other leftist parties. The crowd began to mutter angrily, the glowing embers of their ancient prejudices that had been viciously stoked by the near murder of their King were being fanned to fury so easily by the power of the monarch's simple words. But this blatantly sterile narcissism, especially when fanned by massive and intrusive media coverage, is psychologically damaging to the celebrities themselves. Iraeli-Palestinian problems are likely also to increase, which will fan the resistance fires even more. Synonyms intensify, increase, agitate, inflame, exacerbate stimulate, stir up, work up, whip up, incite, fuel, animate ignite, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, arouse, excite, provoke, foment 3fan outno object Disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area. 扩散，辐射 the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings 到达的旅客开始在城里散开，寻找住处。 Example sentencesExamples The soldiers fanned away from the lift, and nearly passed out from the heat. In targeted sampling, interviewers fan out into targeted areas to conduct interviews over the course of several days. The commandos fan out to various areas on the ship and, after tense moments, the radio crackles into life: Pandey has taken control of the ship and his men are conducting the search. The number of dead is rising as volunteers and Pakistan Army troops fan out to remote areas and pull more bodies from the debris. Searchers are fanning out over a wide area today. In addition to the areas where the delegates are concentrated, we began to fan out to other areas. Synonyms spread, open, branch, stretch outspread, unfurl, unfold 3.1 Spread out or cause to spread out into a semicircular shape. no object a dress made of tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked 她走路时飘起的一条百褶连衣裙。 with object a wind fanned her hair out behind her 微风吹撒开她脑后的秀发。 Example sentencesExamples She had short, wavy brown hair that fanned out at the ends, and lovely facial features accented by eyebrows that gave her an incredible air of confidence and superiority. Her short brown hair fanned out as she cocked her head to the side. Shortly after the stellar material collapses, a light-producing shock wave begins to fan out from the region of collapse. Their straplike leaves, smooth, shiny, and thick, fan out symmetrically around a central cup (called a tank) to form a neat rosette. It fanned out and lay open on the floor, just an ordinary white cloth upon a stoneworked floor. Phrases fan the flames (of something) Cause an emotion such as anger or hatred to become stronger. instead of being a calming force you fanned the flames of hostility Example sentencesExamples Worryingly last week, researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University were in danger of fanning the flames. At a national level, the centre-right coalition Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of fanning the flames of anti-foreigner discrimination. Indeed, her words seem to have fanned the flames. Darcy did not want to fan the flames of her anger. Brown can never, ever, resist fanning the flames of controversy. What's worse they're clearly showing the script to outside parties (historians, etc) in the hopes of fanning the flames. Their annoyance at an apparent inconvenience, more than anything, was what fanned the flames of a cause célèbre. Hopelessly naive, Velma quickly learns to play the game, concocting ever more elaborate lies to fan the flames of her notoriety. In domestic politics, isolation in Europe fans the flames of Euroscepticism. There was a very important decision handed down on December 29, which fanned the flames under the debate about casualisation in the workforce. Synonyms stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken, waken, inspire, trigger, spark off, ferment, foment Derivatives fan-like adjective The remaining proximal tendon fibers were then spread out in a fan-like shape, sandwiched between two pieces of sandpaper and tightly fixed in a metal clamp. Example sentencesExamples It came with a strange fan-like contraption which turns out to be a reflector for the flash bulb. True leaves can vary quite a bit in size and shape; most having a fan-like appearance. Let cool between paper towels to absorb extra fat, then cut each slice into 6 fan-like pieces (like you would cut slices in a cake). The foyers curve round the perimeter of the fan-like plan with genial and transparent openness. fanner nounˈfanəˈfænər They were bystanders, fanners of flames, perhaps, but empty-handed, palms held upwards for inspection. Example sentencesExamples Pneumatically operated Sheet Fanners separate stacked sheets for easy handling, destacking, and transfer. Rush Limbaugh, a right-wing fanner of hatreds who presents a popular radio show, has helped to make liberals into extremists after his own heart. Origin Old English fann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus 'winnowing fan'. Compare with vane. The spelling fan can represent two quite different words. The first, meaning ‘a device to create a current of air’, goes back to the Old English noun fann, a word of Latin origin. It was a device for blowing air through harvested grain to winnow it, removing the husks or chaff from the seed. The second fan, meaning ‘enthusiast, supporter’, is short for fanatic (mid 16th century). Its earliest uses are recorded from the end of the 17th century, but it became particularly established in American English during the 19th century. In Latin fanaticus meant ‘inspired by a god’ and came from fanum meaning ‘a temple’. In its first English appearances fanatic was used as an adjective to describe the kind of frenzied speech or behaviour typical of someone possessed by a god or demon. As a noun it originally meant ‘a mad person’ and then ‘a religious maniac’. Fanzine was coined in the 1940s in the US for a magazine produced by amateur enthusiasts of science fiction, though fanzines are now often about music, film, or sport. The word is a blend of fan and magazine. Rhymes Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan fan² nounPlural fans, Plural Fansfanfæn A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing. 迷，狂热爱好者，粉丝 football fans 足球迷。 I'm a fan of this author 我是这位作家的粉丝。 Example sentencesExamples And he has urged fans to keep spreading the word about the new club so that more people come on board before the new season. While some women are avid football fans, others are more reserved about the sport. Although I pretend not to be, I am a football fan, but there is room for other sports on TV surely. The company's smart card reward scheme allows clubs to cut the cost of football for fans and collect valuable marketing information for the club. With their white hankies, the Catalan fans seemed to be waving goodbye to the league title. Mexico is a nation of sports fans and car enthusiasts. Anyway, a fan waving a banner invaded the pitch in the last seconds of a Swiss-Portuguese match. More than in other sports, football fans recollect jerseys and numbers as opposed to faces. Once the Melbourne sports fans enter the hypnotic state of football fever, nothing and I repeat, nothing will get them out of it. With increasing numbers of African players in the British leagues, the tournament will be of huge interest to sports fans. She has flirted with crossover material, but her popular appeal has in no way diminished the admiration of classical fans. I know most of you aren't sports fans, but I'm excited about the upcoming football season. When he reached his van he leapt on to its roof, waving to fans, flashing a victory sign, blowing kisses and giving a small dance. Now Shapiro has been left with the task of fielding a strong enough team to keep the fans interested. We simply cannot recommend it highly enough - not just for hurling aficionados but for sports fans everywhere. For example, there could be exclusive packages for die-hard film fans and inveterate sports enthusiasts. Here's a website that will interest fans of adventure newspaper strips. Basically there are football fans and then there are sports fans. Back in the match and with 7,500 fans behind him, Agassi did what he does best. It is anyone's guess how many spectators will take an interest and even become fans of the sport. Synonyms enthusiast, devotee, admirer, lover, addict supporter, follower, disciple, adherent, backer, zealot, champion, votary expert, connoisseur, aficionado informal buff, fiend, freak, bug, nut, maniac, groupie, junkie North American informal jock (fans) British Sport informalbarmy army Origin Late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of fanatic. noun.1 phr. noun.2 fan¹ nounfanfæn 1An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. 风扇；鼓风机；换气扇 Example sentencesExamples Before searing the meat, turn on the ventilation fan over the stove. A simple and less draconian solution would be to install a duct in the ceiling with an extractor fan. Amusingly, as it stirred the hot air in the room, it caused the ceiling fan to rotate slowly. An extractor fan was provided for ventilating the equipment room. The fluids that lubricate the parts can be mechanically cooled by fans. Be sure home has adequate ventilation, including exhaust fans in kitchen and bathrooms. The burning gases keep the shaft turning by rotating a fan before exiting the engine. Flicking it on, I opened my door, as the ceiling fan started to rotate. In yet another room was a small piece consisting of two electric fans with their blades replaced by rods with twists of leaves at the end. Ceiling fans that keep you cool in summer also can save energy in winter. All offices have ceiling fans to create localised cooling and support the natural cross-venting action. But the Ceramic World factory has no windows for ventilation and only large fans fixed to the ceiling. Once the car gets cool, then you can obviously switch off the air conditioner and let the fan rotate the cool air. Ventilation fans and water pumps to prevent the pit flooding were switched off the following month. It's all about letting through a flow of air, which is then whipped up by a ceiling fan to cool you naturally. Lights, ceiling fans and the all-important sockets for charging camera batteries run from a generator. Also a 120 mm fan will be a lot quieter then an 80 mm fan moving the same amount of air. The court is also mechanically ventilated by exhaust fans at the roof level to prevent hot air build-up. The only thing that everyone could hear was the sound of the ceiling fan rotating. Some had secretly brought smog masks, others little portable fans to create some cool relief. Synonyms air cooler, air conditioner, ventilator, blower, aerator 1.1 A small sail for keeping the head of a windmill toward the wind. （使风车头迎风的）风叶 Example sentencesExamples While the previous windmill designs are for larger structures that could service entire towns, the fan-type windmill is made specifically for individuals. 2A device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move. 折扇，扇子 Example sentencesExamples They would wave their fans to show off their grace when composing or thinking about poetry. Waving a fan for nearly 12 hours continuously, with just a break for lunch, could make anyone's arms sore. Anzuko was drawing a portrait of Suzume for fun while Suzume posed by lying down and holding an open fan casually. I presume she thought the rarity of the day justified her unorthodox behaviour in an era when ladies were expected to remain giggling behind their fans. Sammy felt like whipping out a paper fan and waving it crazily in front of her face. It had an open fan with a cherry blossom on one of the outspread ribs, and it also had a tiny dragon perched on the tip of a rib. The girls all blushed deeply and giggled behind their fluttering fans. How do you walk downstairs in heels, waving giant fans, singing a song, looking at these guys like you love it. Well-prepared with umbrellas and caps, spectators waved fans or improvised from whatever was at hand to fight the heat. 2.1 A thing or shape resembling an open handheld fan. 扇形物 Example sentencesExamples Then it stood tall, unfolding its wings to their full fan of circle and began to shimmer the wing feathers, so that they scattered sunlight like jewels. Needles of light, frozen rays, shot out from her back, spreading out like a fan, with a thin light webbing in between each. Its big black wings spread like fans across the blazing sky. 2.2 An alluvial or talus deposit spread out in an open fan shape at the foot of a slope. （山坡脚下的（地带） Example sentencesExamples Each terrace represents a fan of younger pyroclastic deposits infilling valleys cut in older fans. Up to 2000 m of alluvial fan and fan delta deposits of early Cretaceous age are preserved in the Coastal Cordillera. The Lower Eocene Sulov Basin close to the Pieniny Klippen Belt is a kilometre-thick pile of dolomite gravel, rapidly deposited in a fan. The town of Putre is built on top of one of these major pyroclastic fans. Alluvial fans and related phenomena are depositional landforms which form a continuum. 3A device for winnowing grain. Example sentencesExamples The farmer puts the unsorted grain and chaff into the basket, and shakes it until the lighter chaff is propelled over the fan's lip, while the heavier grain remains inside. verbfanfæn 1with object Cool (especially a person or a part of the body) by waving something to create a current of air. 扇 he fanned himself with his hat 他用帽子给自己打扇。 Example sentencesExamples I remember waking up and I had a guy, Clayton Tippett, fanning me, because it was really, really hot, very hot in there, and he was just fanning me for hours. Males continuously fan the eggs to aerate them and to prevent silt from settling on them. I sat back down in my seat and restrained myself from fanning my face where heat still lingered in my cheeks from our close encounter. A fat woman in a red and beige dress busily fanned herself while her male escort gazed longingly at the other women when he knew his wife was busy eyeing the young men. When the weather turns hot, workers fan their wings at the entrance to the hive, cooling it. He just watched me with serene but knowing eyes, and looked as dignified as if he were sitting on a throne being fanned by people with ferns. For the next three or four months, while the youngsters mature, the foundress cleans the nest regularly and helps keep it cool by fanning her wings. Fat, perspiring men and women were furiously fanning paper plates in a doomed effort to circulate the stale air. Gladiator breathed deeply, taking off his red vest briefly and fanning himself with it. Some people were walking up and down just to keep cool while mums were fanning their children. The heat would make Joy's condition much worse. Dewi would sit and fan Joy for several hours. I'm always tickled pink whenever I recall the time when my mother was fanning me to sleep with her palm-leaf fan though I do not intend to trade the air-conditioner for a palm-leaf fan. Thus, while all the pretty girls flipped their hair around the boys then, I could only act as the servants of these girls - fanning them and feeding them seedless grapes while looking up at them in adoration. Socialites decked out in their finest Chanel tweeds fanned themselves with their invitation cards as temperatures climbed inside the venue, a stone's throw from the Louvre museum. He spends the next half an hour lying on the floor sipping sugary squash through a straw with a nurse fanning his face with his copy of The Mail and muttering occasionally and indecipherably to his colleagues. I used my hand to fan my face, which felt ridiculously hot. With no relief from the beating sun, tourists fanned themselves with brochures and wrapped T-shirts around their heads. Synonyms cool, air, aerate, blow, ventilate 1.1 (of breath or a breeze) blow gently on. （呼吸，微风）吹拂 his breath fanned her skin as he leaned toward her 他在向她俯身过去时鼻息吹拂着她的肌肤。 Example sentencesExamples Ally walked out of the building and onto the always-bustling street, a light breeze fanning her shoulder-length, caramel-blond hair out behind her. The lake looked cold and still, although a slight breeze gently fanned its surface so that it seemed to have gills. She kept writing and continued to ignore him until she felt him softly kiss the side of her neck, his breath fanning the sensitive area there. He was so close that she could feel his rapid exhalations of breath gently fanning her face. Instead, I want to swig lush, long, refreshing mixed drinks that make me feel I am lolling about on a beach fanned by a cool sea breeze. But Sato continued on sleeping, his breath fanning Tenkou's trembling hands. ‘Are you okay,’ he whispered, his hands still resting on my face, his breath softly fanning across my skin. Morning came, the gods painting the sky oranges, lavenders, and pinks, the air was cool, and a breeze fanned past my face, making me think of times long dead. 1.2with object and adverbial of direction Brush or drive away with a waving movement. 驱散；扇走 a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jeweled hand 她用戴着宝石的手拂开的一阵烟雾。 Example sentencesExamples I looked up, fanning away the smoke with one hand until I could make out the form of my brother Jason. She fanned away the steam trekking to the small mirror. Scrunching up her nose (that made her look cute, too) Zahra fanned away the smoke with her manicured hand. ‘That's not how I see it,’ he retorted, fanning away the smoke. It seemed that every time he fanned away some sand with either his fins or his hands he revealed something remarkable. 1.3Ice Hockey Baseball no object Swing at and miss the ball or puck. Example sentencesExamples The Cincinnati ace threw 187 pitches - including 14 full counts - while fanning 12 and walking 10. Esposito fanned on a long shot by Jacques Lemaire, then Henri Richard scored twice to give the Habs the championship. Already showing off his remarkable combination of discipline and delivery, he drew 114 walks while fanning only 75 times. He fanned seven and walked three before handing the ball over to Lin Ying-jeh. In this day of home runs and strikeouts, I would like to know how many players have hit 40 home runs in a season without fanning more than 50 times? 1.4Baseball no object (of a batter) strike out. Example sentencesExamples He has fanned 26 batters in just 22 innings while allowing only one home run. On May 25, 1953, Max Surkont of the Milwaukee Braves fanned eight consecutive Cincinnati Redleg batters. The following season, in 1968 against Detroit, he broke Sandy Koufax's record for strikeouts in a Series game when he fanned 17. Marichal pitched all 14 innings for the Giants, allowing only six bits and one walk while fanning 10 Philadelphia batters. His 10 strikeouts in 179 plate appearances make him the hardest to fan, by far, in the American League. 1.5Baseball (of a pitcher) strike out (a batter). 〔棒球〕〈北美〉使（击球手）三击不中出局 Example sentencesExamples The team hopes Service returns to his 1998 form, when he fanned 95 batters in 82 2/3 innings. The Steinbach ace faced only 15 batters in the contest, fanning 13 of them. Pitcher Troy Pruess blew the Brothers batters from the box, conceding just three hits and fanning 12 batters at the plate. 2with object Increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it. 扇（火） gusty wind fanned fires in Yellowstone Park Example sentencesExamples ‘The fire was fanned by howling winds and 25 farmers and labourers managed to bring it under control,’ he said. The Alis said the flames were higher than the trees in the playground opposite and other residents were relieved the wind was fanning the fire away from properties. The wind was fanning the fires which still burn at the site and the smoke was billowing upwards, illuminated by the huge arc lights that had been rushed to the scene from the MTV studios on September 11. The devastating fire, which was fanned by strong winds, destroyed approximately 850 of the 7300 hectares of pine plantations and left more than 400000 pine trees destroyed. The fire was well ventilated due to broken glazing and the 30 mph wind helped fan the fire to the extreme intensity it was at when we arrived. High winds have been fanning the flames and the fire has spread as far as Didsbury Intake, which contains an area of woodland. Portugal is battling its most devastating forest fires for a decade, as strong wind fan the flames. That fire is being fanned by strong Santa Ana winds. Firefighters had been monitoring hotspots but there were worries that increasing wind might fan the flames. So here in normally lovely Marin, we are blanketed with smoke thick with particulate matter, blown in courtesy of offshore winds that are fanning the flames of a fire out of control up in Yolo county. According to a fire service spokesman, acres of mature Coillte land and a number of private forests in the area were decimated by the flames which were fanned by strong winds and reached 30 ft at stages. As the fire - fanned by strong winds - started to spread across Hurst Moor, north east of Reeth, officers at the scene requested additional support from Hawes and Masham. Dragon and I began blowing and fanning the baby fire. KING WILLIAM'S TOWN - A fire fanned by strong winds was burning out of control in the Kubusi forests near Stutterheim yesterday. The stream of water that spurted from the hose did less to douse the fire than it did to fan the flames with its accompanying rush of air. Nieuwoudt said although the immediate danger for the town had passed, the fire, fanned by hot and dry gale-force berg winds, was still burning. Firefighters are taking advantage of a break from the powerful Santa Ana winds that have fanned the flames with gusts up to 70 miles an hour. Crews with ten engines spent more than two hours trying to bring the blaze under control as brisk winds fanned the flames towards homes. We have already experienced large fires, fanned by Westerly winds, in the Tenterfield area. The fire is the latest of a number in Central Australia which have swept through country carrying high fuel loads and are fanned by the unpredictable gusty conditions that the area experiences in October. Synonyms stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken, waken, inspire, trigger, spark off, ferment, foment 2.1 Cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread. 激起；煽动（信念，情绪） long-range weather forecasts fanned fears of drought damage Example sentencesExamples They select those news reports that are consistent with their preferred thinking, especially those that fan national emotions. People's fears, often fanned by anti-bat hysteria in the media about the danger of contracting bat-carried diseases, have made bats political pawns. A person who has declared his intentions for repeating the pogrom, outside Gujarat should not be allowed to roam about fanning communal hatred and passion. Race hatred was aflame, fanned by the rhetoric of confrontation. It reflects a wider debate, fanned by bitterly hostile coverage of the tube strikes in much of the media. In this view, Americans' obliviousness ended with an outbreak of nostalgia at the turn of the century, fanned by general concern over the heedless pace of industrial society. The British National Party and National Front have fanned the resulting social tensions. Iraeli-Palestinian problems are likely also to increase, which will fan the resistance fires even more. With so much potentially at stake, this politically charged issue is fanning a fiercely emotional debate. This process is built on a foundation of fear and is fanned by economic and political pressures. Oil prices above US $38 a barrel recently in New York fanned worries about the impact on the global economy of high energy prices. The fact that a women's race commands as much attention, fan enthusiasm and media coverage as the men's race is really encouraging, too. But this blatantly sterile narcissism, especially when fanned by massive and intrusive media coverage, is psychologically damaging to the celebrities themselves. There was a mounting enthusiasm for change, fanned by effective use of secular and religious press. Protests by irate seniors continue, and their anger is being fanned by the Communist and other leftist parties. And it is no longer the province of secularists and the left, but is increasingly fanned by religionists and the right. The crowd began to mutter angrily, the glowing embers of their ancient prejudices that had been viciously stoked by the near murder of their King were being fanned to fury so easily by the power of the monarch's simple words. A week of violence, triggered by the shooting in custody of a student and fanned by local hatred of the gendarmerie, has left at least 40 people dead, according to medical sources and residents. Synonyms intensify, increase, agitate, inflame, exacerbate 3no object Disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area. 扩散，辐射 the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings 到达的旅客开始在城里散开，寻找住处。 Example sentencesExamples The number of dead is rising as volunteers and Pakistan Army troops fan out to remote areas and pull more bodies from the debris. The commandos fan out to various areas on the ship and, after tense moments, the radio crackles into life: Pandey has taken control of the ship and his men are conducting the search. The soldiers fanned away from the lift, and nearly passed out from the heat. In addition to the areas where the delegates are concentrated, we began to fan out to other areas. In targeted sampling, interviewers fan out into targeted areas to conduct interviews over the course of several days. Searchers are fanning out over a wide area today. Synonyms spread, open, branch, stretch 3.1 Spread out or cause to spread out into a semicircular shape. no object a dress made of tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked 她走路时飘起的一条百褶连衣裙。 with object a wind fanned her hair out behind her 微风吹撒开她脑后的秀发。 Example sentencesExamples Her short brown hair fanned out as she cocked her head to the side. Their straplike leaves, smooth, shiny, and thick, fan out symmetrically around a central cup (called a tank) to form a neat rosette. Shortly after the stellar material collapses, a light-producing shock wave begins to fan out from the region of collapse. It fanned out and lay open on the floor, just an ordinary white cloth upon a stoneworked floor. She had short, wavy brown hair that fanned out at the ends, and lovely facial features accented by eyebrows that gave her an incredible air of confidence and superiority. Origin Old English fann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus ‘winnowing fan’. Compare with vane. fan² nounfanfæn A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing. 迷，狂热爱好者，粉丝 football fans 足球迷。 I'm a fan of this author 我是这位作家的粉丝。 Example sentencesExamples Back in the match and with 7,500 fans behind him, Agassi did what he does best. We simply cannot recommend it highly enough - not just for hurling aficionados but for sports fans everywhere. Mexico is a nation of sports fans and car enthusiasts. Here's a website that will interest fans of adventure newspaper strips. More than in other sports, football fans recollect jerseys and numbers as opposed to faces. Once the Melbourne sports fans enter the hypnotic state of football fever, nothing and I repeat, nothing will get them out of it. And he has urged fans to keep spreading the word about the new club so that more people come on board before the new season. Basically there are football fans and then there are sports fans. With increasing numbers of African players in the British leagues, the tournament will be of huge interest to sports fans. It is anyone's guess how many spectators will take an interest and even become fans of the sport. For example, there could be exclusive packages for die-hard film fans and inveterate sports enthusiasts. When he reached his van he leapt on to its roof, waving to fans, flashing a victory sign, blowing kisses and giving a small dance. With their white hankies, the Catalan fans seemed to be waving goodbye to the league title. Now Shapiro has been left with the task of fielding a strong enough team to keep the fans interested. The company's smart card reward scheme allows clubs to cut the cost of football for fans and collect valuable marketing information for the club. She has flirted with crossover material, but her popular appeal has in no way diminished the admiration of classical fans. I know most of you aren't sports fans, but I'm excited about the upcoming football season. While some women are avid football fans, others are more reserved about the sport. Anyway, a fan waving a banner invaded the pitch in the last seconds of a Swiss-Portuguese match. Although I pretend not to be, I am a football fan, but there is room for other sports on TV surely. Synonyms enthusiast, devotee, admirer, lover, addict Origin Late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of fanatic. noun.1 noun.2
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