fan

fan¹
noun

an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation
风扇；鼓风机；换气扇
a device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move
折扇，扇子
■a thing or shape resembling such a device when open
扇形物
■an alluvial or talus deposit spread out in such a shape at the foot of a slope
坡脚扇形沉积
■a small sail for keeping the head of a windmill towards the wind
风车小翼

(fanned, fanning)

[with obj.]cool (especially a person or a part of the body) by waving something to create a current of air
扇风
he fanned himself with his hat.
他用帽子给自己扇风。
■(of breath or a breeze) blow gently on
（呼吸，微风）轻拂，轻抚
his breath fanned her skin as he leant towards her.
他俯向她时，鼻息轻轻拂在她肌肤上。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause (air or smoke) to move by blowing it
吹吐（空气，烟）
I lit a cigarette and fanned smoke through my nostrils.
我点了一支香烟，然后让烟从鼻孔中喷出来。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]brush or drive away with a waving movement
驱散；扇走
a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand.
她用戴着珠宝的手拂开的一阵烟雾。
■[no obj.](Baseball & Ice Hockey, N. Amer.)swing unsuccessfully at the ball or puck
(棒球，冰球北美)击球不中
■(Baseball, N. Amer.)strike out (a batter)
(棒球，北美)使（击球手）三击不中出局
[with obj.]increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it
扇（火）
fanned by an easterly wind, the fire spread rapidly.
大火借助东风迅速蔓延开来。
■cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread
激起；强化；鼓动，煽动（信仰，情感）
a fury fanned by press coverage.
新闻报道激起的怒火。
[no obj.]disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area
扩散，辐射
the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings.
到达的旅客开始在城里散开，寻找住处。
■(especially of a folded garment or other item made of cloth) spread out or cause to spread out into a semicircular shape
（使）（叠好的衣物，布制品）散开成半圆形
[no obj.]a dress made of tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked.
她一走路就会飘洒开的百褶连衣裙。
[with obj.]a wind fanned her hair out behind her.
微风吹撒开她脑后的秀发。

派生
fan-like
adjective
fanner
noun
语源

Old English fann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus 'winnowing fan'. Compare with vane

fan²
noun

a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular sport, art form, or famous person
迷，狂热者，崇拜者
football fans.
足球迷。
I'm a fan of this author.
我是这位作家的崇拜者。

派生
fandom
noun
语源

late 19th cent. (originally US): abbreviation of fanatic

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