名詞 fan:

1. a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
2. an enthusiastic devotee of sports
   同義詞：sports fan, rooter
3. an ardent follower and admirer
   同義詞：buff, devotee, lover

動詞 fan:

1. strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
2. make (an emotion) fiercer
3. agitate the air
4. separate the chaff from by using air currents
   同義詞：winnow

1. The troops fanned out as they advanced.
   部隊向前推進時呈扇形散開
2. The soldiers fanned out across the hillside in their search for the man.
   士兵們在山腰上成扇形散開，搜索那個男人。
3. We fanned the fire to make it burn brighter.
   我們把爐火扇得更旺。
4. My boss is a football fan.
   我的上司是一位足球迷。
5. We have an extractor fan in the kitchen to get rid of the smell of cooking.
   我們的廚房里有臺排氣扇，用來消除油煙。

fan

n.（名詞）
A device for creating a current of air or a breeze, especially:
能產(chǎn)生風之物：一種能產(chǎn)生空氣或微風的流動的裝置
A machine using an electric motor to rotate thin, rigid vanes in order to move air, as for cooling.
電風扇：一種用電力帶動薄且堅固的扇輪的機器，用于使空氣流動如散熱
A collapsible, usually wedge-shaped device made of a light material such as silk, paper, or plastic.
扇子：一種可折疊的通常為扇形的裝置，由輕原料如絲、紙或塑料構成
A machine for winnowing.
揚谷機
Something resembling an open fan in shape:
扇形物：形狀像敞開的扇子的東西：
例句：
a peacock`s fan.
孔雀扇

v.（動詞）
fanned,fan.ning,fans
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To move or cause a current of (air) with or as if with a fan.
扇：用扇子或像扇子扇動空氣
To direct a current of air or a breeze upon, especially in order to cool:
扇動：向…傳導空氣或微風的流動，尤指為了冷卻：
例句：
fan one`s face.
向某人的臉扇風

To stir (something) up by or as if by fanning:
煽動：用扇子或像扇子般煽動：
例句：
fanned the flames in the fireplace; an otherwise quiet employee who fanned resentment among her colleagues.
把火煽旺；一個看似沉默的職員出乎意料在她的同事間煽起仇恨的火焰

To open (something) out into the shape of a fan:
展開：成扇形展開：
例句：
The bird fanned its colorful tail.
鳥兒展開多彩的尾巴

To fire (an automatic gun) in a continuous sweep by keeping one`s finger on the trigger.
扣扳機連續(xù)擊發(fā)：用手持續(xù)扣住扳機（自動手槍）進行連續(xù)掃射
To fire (a nonautomatic gun) rapidly by chopping the hammer with the palm.
急速擊發(fā)：通過手掌迅速扳動撞針而開槍（非自動手槍）
To winnow.
揚谷
Baseball To strike out (a batter).
【棒球】 使（擊球手）退場
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To spread out like a fan:
成扇形：像扇子一樣展開：
例句：
The troops fanned out in a northerly direction.
部隊往北呈扇形散開

Baseball To strike out.
【棒球】 三振出局

來源：
Middle English [winnowing fan]
中古英語 [揚谷機]
from Old English fann
源自 古英語 fann
from Latin vannus * see wet-
源自 拉丁語 vannus *參見 wet-

fan
fan 2

n.Informal （名詞）【非正式用語】
An ardent devotee; an enthusiast.
迷：強烈的熱愛者；狂熱愛好者

來源：
Short for fanatic
fanatic的簡寫