fan
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural fans
plural fans
Learner's definition of FAN
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: a machine or device that is used to move the air and make people or things cooler风扇；扇子: such as
a : a flat device that is held in your hand and waved back and forth in front of your face扇子
b : an electrical machine that has turning blades电风扇 — see picture at car
- The engine was cooled by an electric fan.发动机靠电风扇降温。
hit the fan
informal : to cause a lot of anger and trouble酿成大祸；惹出事端— used especially to describe what happens when people find out about something that makes them very angry尤用于描述当人们发现令他们非常生气的事时的情景 — often used in the impolite phrase when the shit hits the fan常用于不礼貌的短语when the shit hits the fan
- I don't want to be there when it hits the fan.我不想出乱子的时候在场。
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2 fan /ˈfæn/ verb
fans; fanned; fanning
2 fan
/ˈfæn/
verb
fans; fanned; fanning
Learner's definition of FAN
1
[+ object] : to move air on or toward (someone or something) with a fan扇扇子；扇风；扇凉
- He fanned himself with a newspaper while he waited for the bus.他等公共汽车时用报纸给自己扇风。
◊ To fan a fire is literally to blow air onto a fire so that it will burn more strongly. In figurative use the phrase fan the fires/flames means to make an emotional situation more dangerous, so that people become angrier and more likely to act in a violent way.把火扇得更旺；（比喻用法）煽风点火，煽动情绪
- They are fanning the flames of hate.他们在煽起仇恨的火焰。
- The rebels did all they could to fan the fires of revolution. [=to encourage revolution]叛乱分子尽其所能煽起革命的火焰。
2
baseball, informal : to strike out（击球手）三击不中出局
[+ object]
- The pitcher has fanned six batters in the first three innings.这名投手在前三局中使六名击球手三击不中出局。
[no object]
- The batter fanned on a curveball.一个曲线球使击球手三击未中出局。
fan out
[phrasal verb] fan out or fan out (something) or fan (something) out
: to spread apart or to cause (something) to spread apart（使）呈扇形散开
- The police fanned out across the park in search of the suspect.警察在公园里呈扇形展开搜寻嫌疑人。
- He fanned out his fingers.他将手指伸展开。
3 fan /ˈfæn/ noun
plural fans
3 fan
/ˈfæn/
noun
plural fans
Learner's definition of FAN
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: a person who likes and admires someone (such as a famous person) or something (such as a sport or a sports team) in a very enthusiastic way粉丝；狂热爱好者；…迷
- I am a huge baseball fan.我是个超级棒球球迷。
- sports fans体育迷
- He's her biggest/greatest fan.他是她的铁杆粉丝。
- He is not a fan of insurance companies. [=he doesn't like insurance companies]他不喜欢保险公司。
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