fan

noun

1. 迷；狂热爱好者；狂热仰慕者
   a person who admires sb/sth or enjoys watching or listening to sb/sth very much
   1. movie fans
      电影迷
   2. crowds of football fans
      一群群足球迷
   3. a big fan of Pavarotti
      帕瓦罗蒂的狂热仰慕者
   4. fan mail (= letters from fans to the person they admire)
      狂热仰慕者的来信
2. 风扇
   a machine with blades that go round to create a current of air
   1. to switch on the electric fan
      开电扇
   2. a fan heater
      风扇式加热器
3. 扇子
   a thing that you hold in your hand and wave to create a current of cool air

verb

1. 扇（风）
   to make air blow onto sb/sth by waving a fan, your hand, etc.
   1. He fanned himself with a newspaper to cool down.
      他用一张报纸给自己扇凉。
2. 扇，吹（使火更旺）
   to make a fire burn more strongly by blowing on it
   1. Fanned by a westerly wind, the fire spread rapidly through the city.
      火借助西风迅速蔓延全城。
3. 煽起；激起
   to make a feeling, an attitude, etc. stronger
   1. His reluctance to answer her questions simply fanned her curiosity.
      他不爽快地回答她的问题，这就激起了她的好奇心。

1. N-COUNT 迷(尤指对某位名人或某项体育运动极为喜爱和感兴趣的人)
   If you are a fan of someone or something, especially a famous person or a sport, you like them very much and are very interested in them.
   1. If you're a Billy Crystal fan, you'll love this movie...
      如果你是比利·克里斯托的影迷，你会喜爱这部影片。
   2. As a boy he was a Manchester United fan...
      小时候，他是曼联队的球迷。
   3. I am a great fan of rave music.
      我是锐舞狂欢乐的狂热乐迷。
2. 扇子
   A fan is a flat object that you hold in your hand and wave in order to move the air and make yourself feel cooler.
3. VERB 给…扇风
   If you fan yourself or your face when you are hot, you wave a fan or other flat object in order to make yourself feel cooler.
   1. She would have to wait in the truck, fanning herself with a piece of cardboard...
      她只得在卡车里等着，用一块纸板给自己扇风。
   2. Mo kept bringing me out refreshments and fanning me as it was that hot.
      天气太热了，莫不停地给我拿饮料出来，还拿扇子给我扇风。
4. N-COUNT 电扇;风扇
   A fan is a piece of electrical or mechanical equipment with blades that go round and round. It keeps a room or machine cool or gets rid of unpleasant smells.
   1. He cools himself in front of an electric fan.
      他在电扇前让自己凉快些。
   2. ...an extractor fan.
      排风扇
5. N-COUNT 扇形
   You can describe anything that has the shape of a wide 'V' with a curved part above it as a fan .
   1. ...its fan of tail feathers.
      它扇形的尾羽
   2. ...a conservatory with an ornate fan-shaped roof.
      有华丽扇形屋顶的温室
6. VERB 把(火)扇旺;把(火)吹旺
   If you fan a fire, you wave something flat next to it in order to make it burn more strongly. If a wind fans a fire, it blows on it and makes it burn more strongly.
   1. Kneeling in front of the open hearth, old Maria was fanning the smoldering fire...
      老玛丽亚跪在壁炉前的空地上，扇着闷燃的炉火。
   2. During the afternoon, hot winds fan the flames.
      下午，热风使火苗越燃越旺。
7. VERB (故意)煽动，激发(恐惧、仇恨、热情等)
   If someone fans an emotion such as fear, hatred, or passion, they deliberately do things to make people feel the emotion more strongly.
   1. He said students were fanning social unrest with their violent protests.
      他说学生们的暴力抗议会煽动起社会动乱。
   2. ...economic problems which often fan hatred.
      那些常常煽起仇恨的经济问题
8. to fan the flames → see: flame
9. PHRASAL VERB 四散;散开
   If a group of people or things fan out, they move forwards away from a particular point in different directions.
   1. The main body of British, American, and French troops had fanned out to the west...
      英、美、法部队的主力已经向西面散开。
   2. We fanned out from the farmhouse in twos and threes.
      我们三三两两从农舍散去。
10. PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)展开(或打开)成圆形(或半圆形)
    If something fans out, or if you fan it out, it spreads out or opens out into the shape of a circle or half circle.
    1. She suddenly raised her arms and spun, so the dress's full skirt fanned out in a bright circle...
       她突然举起双臂旋转起来，连衣裙的裙身呈圆形完全展开，明艳照人。
    2. Korontzis picked up his hand slowly and fanned out the cards one by one...
       科龙奇斯慢慢抬起手，一张一张地把牌展开。
    3. She lay on her back, her black hair fanned out over the pillow.
       她仰面倒下，她的黑发披散在枕头上。

1. This great book is ideal for both the travelling supporter and the armchair fan.
   这本好书对于喜欢出门旅行的人和足不出户的神游爱好者都是理想的选择。
2. He has sued a fan for bootlegging his concerts
   他已经起诉一个歌迷非法录制他音乐会的节目。
3. Joyce Bryt is a devoted Star Trek fan.
   乔伊丝·布赖特是《星际迷航》的狂热粉丝。
4. If you're a Billy Crystal fan, you'll love this movie
   如果你是比利·克里斯托的影迷，你会喜爱这部影片。
5. As a boy he was a Manchester United fan
   小时候，他是曼联队的球迷。
6. I am a great fan of rave music.
   我是锐舞狂欢乐的狂热乐迷。
7. She would have to wait in the truck, fanning herself with a piece of cardboard
   她只得在卡车里等着，用一块纸板给自己扇风。
8. Mo kept bringing me out refreshments and fanning me as it was that hot.
   天气太热了，莫不停地给我拿饮料出来，还拿扇子给我扇风。
9. He cools himself in front of an electric fan.
   他在电扇前让自己凉快些。
10. Kneeling in front of the open hearth, old Maria was fanning the smoldering fire
    老玛丽亚跪在壁炉前的空地上，扇着闷燃的炉火。
11. During the afternoon, hot winds fan the flames.
    下午，热风使火苗越燃越旺。
12. The main body of British, American, and French troops had fanned out to the west
    英、美、法部队的主力已经向西面散开。
13. We fanned out from the farmhouse in twos and threes.
    我们三三两两从农舍散去。
14. She suddenly raised her arms and spun, so the dress's full skirt fanned out in a bright circle
    她突然举起双臂旋转起来，连衣裙的裙身呈圆形完全展开，明艳照人。
15. She lay on her back, her black hair fanned out over the pillow.
    她仰面倒下，她的黑发披散在枕头上。
16. His fan base is mostly middle-aged ladies.
    他的崇拜者大多是中年女士。
17. He has charmed most of them into membership of his fan club.
    他施展魅力，让他们大部分人都加入了他的支持者行列。
18. They have inundated me with fan letters.
    他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
19. A top reggae singer gave a young fan the thrill of her life when he serenaded her.
    一名当红雷盖乐歌手对着一个年轻的歌迷唱了一首小夜曲，这让她感到了前所未有的激动与兴奋。
20. By the way, I'm your number-one fan.
    顺便说一句，我是你的头号粉丝。
21. Overhead, the fan revolved slowly
    风扇在头顶上缓缓地转动着。
22. Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
    埃德出演电视剧的时候收到了大量粉丝的来信。
23. The air is sucked out by a high-powered fan
    由强力风机把空气吸出去。
24. The pit is ventilated by a steel fan.
    矿井中用钢制通风机来保持空气流通。
25. This was surely a magic formula for Old Fan as his head ached each time he heard it.
    对老范来说，这就是紧箍咒，每回一听说起保管头痛。
26. The fan was blowing.
    风扇正吹着。
27. The flood of fan mail proved he'd arrived.
    崇拜者的信件潮水般地涌来，证明他成功了。
28. He is an enthusiastic baseball fan.
    他是个狂热的棒球迷。
29. She glanced at him from behind her fan.
    她从扇子后匆匆看了他一眼。

fan out

fan sth↔out

1. （使）展开，散开，成扇形散开
   to spread out or spread sth out over an area
   1. to switch on the electric fan
      开电扇
   2. a fan heater
      风扇式加热器

n.

when the shit hits the fan

• 做了坏事（或错事）被发现
  when sb in authority finds out about sth bad or wrong that sb has done
  1. When the shit hits the fan, I don't want to be here.
     事情一旦败露，我就不想待在这儿了。

v.

fan the flames (of sth)

• 煽风点火；煽动（情绪）
  to make a feeling such as anger, hatred, etc. worse
  1. His writings fanned the flames of racism.
     他的写作煽起了种族主义情绪。

noun

1. a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

2. an ardent follower and admirer

   Synonym:    buffdevoteelover

3. an enthusiastic devotee of sports

   Synonym:    sports fanrooter

verb

1. make (an emotion) fiercer
   1. fan hatred

2. strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

3. separate the chaff from by using air currents
   1. She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field

   Synonym:    winnow

4. agitate the air