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 |
movie fans 电影迷 | |
crowds of football fans 一群群足球迷 | |
a big fan of Madonna 麦当娜的狂热仰慕者 | |
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 |
to switch on the electric fan 开电扇 | |
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 |
1. | ~ sb/sth/yourself 扇（风）to make air blow onto sb/sth by waving a fan, your hand, etc. |
He fanned himself with a newspaper to cool down. 他用一张报纸给自己扇凉。 |
2. | ~ sth 扇，吹（使火更旺）to make a fire burn more strongly by blowing on it |
Fanned by a westerly wind, the fire spread rapidly through the city. 火借助西风迅速蔓延全城。 |
3. | ~ sth 煽起；激起to make a feeling, an attitude, etc. stronger |
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。 |
His writings fanned the flames of racism. 他的写作煽起了种族主义情绪。 |
His writings fanned the flames of racism. 他的写作煽起了种族主义情绪。 |
