We'll have to see how things pan out. [=turn out]我们要看看事情进展如何。

If things don't pan out [=work out] here, I'll move back to the city.如果这儿的事情不顺利，我就搬回市里去。

Her plans never panned out.她的计划从来没有成功过。

He applied for a number of jobs and is hoping that one of them will pan out. [=hoping that he will get one of the jobs]他申请了几份工作，希望有一份能成功。