plural fans
plural fans
Learner's definition of FAN
[count]
: 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
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 2 fan /ˈfæn/ verb
fans; fanned; fanning
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 ◊ 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
2
baseball, informal : to strike out(击球手)三击不中出局 [+ object]
[no object]
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 3 fan /ˈfæn/ noun
plural fans
plural fans
Learner's definition of FAN
[count]
: 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。
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sports fans体育迷
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He's her biggest/greatest fan.他是她的铁杆粉丝。
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He is not a fan of insurance companies. [=he doesn't like insurance companies]他不喜欢保险公司。