单词 | fan |
释义 | noun | verb fanfan1 /fæn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 someone who likes a particular sport, kind of music, etc. very much, or who admires a famous person: Thousands of fans called in to buy tickets. He’s a big fan of Elvis Presley.a sports/music/movie etc. fan The event will be a real treat for country music fans. I’m not a baseball fan.2a machine with blades that turn and make the air move, in order to make a room feel cooler: an electric fan3an object that you wave with your hand in order to make yourself feel cooler: a beautiful delicate Japanese fan4something that is arranged in a shape which looks like a part of a circle: He arranged his cards in a fan. [Origin: (1) 1800–1900 fanatic] → see also fan club, fan mail noun | verb fanfan2 ●●○ verb (fanned, fanning) [transitive] 1to make air move around by waving a fan, piece of paper, etc. so that you feel cooler: Gina fanned herself with a newspaper.2 (also fan out) to spread something out, especially a group of things, so that they make the shape of a half-circle: The bird fans its tail to impress females.3to encourage someone to feel something more strongly, or to do something more: His statement fanned the rumors that say he is about to resign. Comments like that will only fan the flames of distrust and fear (=make these bad feelings worse).4fan a fire/blaze to make a fire burn more strongly, for example by blowing on it: Fanned by a steady wind, the fire spread quickly.fan out phrasal verb1if a group of people fan out, they walk forward while spreading over a wide area2fan something ↔ out to spread out a group of things that you are holding so that they make a half-circle: Fan the cards out, then pick one.3if something such as hair or clothing fans out, it spreads out in many directions |
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