fan
noun
verb
fæn noun
1 someone who likes a particular sport or performing art very much, or who admires a famous person 〔某一体育运动、表演艺术或名人的〕狂热崇拜者,…迷
Football fans began rioting in the streets.
足球迷们开始在大街上闹事。
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He’s a big fan of Elvis Presley.
他是“猫王”的狂热崇拜者。
fan mail/letters
2 a. a machine with turning blades that is used to cool the air in a room by moving it around b. a flat object that you wave with your hand which makes the air cooler 扇子;
a ceiling fan
吊扇
verb
3 to make air move around by waving a fan, piece of paper etc so that you feel cooler 煽
fan yourself
People in the audience were fanning themselves with their programmes.
观众里有人在用节目单给自己煽凉。
4 to make someone feel an emotion more strongly [文] 煽起,激起; literary
Her resistance only fanned his desire.
她的反抗反而激起了他的欲望。
fan the flames (of sth)
The book will serve to fan the flames of debate.
这本书将会使辩论更趋激烈。
5
fan a fire/flame etc
to make a fire burn more strongly by blowing or moving the air near it 煽 (吹 )火〔使之更旺〕
The wind rose, fanning a few sparks in the brush.
风刮起来了,在灌木丛中煽起了几点火星。
6 if a group of people fan out, they walk forwards while spreading over a wide area 〔人群〕成扇形散开前进
7
fan sth out
↔ to spread out a group of things that you are holding so that they make a half-circle 把〔一组东西〕展成扇形
Fan the cards out, then pick one.
将纸牌展成扇形,然后抽一张。
8 if something such as hair or clothing fans out, it spreads out in many directions 散开,展开