fan sb/sth
The politician fanned the crowd's anger.
那位政客煽动了人群的愤怒。
扇；给…扇风；扇走
fans — third person singular of fan
呈扇形展开；散开；煽动；激起；三振出局；使三振出局；打（屁股）；拍（屁股）；簸（谷物）；扬（谷）
To blow air on (something) using a fan, or to drive something away by fanning.
扇风
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
拍打(屁股)
To slap (a behind, especially).
呈扇形展开
To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
扇走
To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
扇动击锤
To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
煽动
To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
To winnow grain.
To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
To strike out.
To strike out (a batter).
To fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.
一般现在时
She fans herself with a magazine.
她用杂志给自己扇风。
past
He fanned the flames to make the fire bigger.
他扇动火焰以使火更大。
现在进行时
The crowd is fanning out across the square.
人群正成扇形散开在广场上。
规则动词，双写n加-ing和-ed。
She fanned herself with a magazine to cool down.
她用杂志给自己扇风降温。
用法提示：fan作为及物动词，表示用扇子或类似物扇动空气。
The article fanned the flames of controversy.
那篇文章煽动了争议的火焰。
用法提示：fan用作比喻义，表示煽动或激化情绪。
The crowd fanned out across the square.
人群在广场上呈扇形散开。
用法提示：fan out是不及物短语动词，表示成扇形散开。
The politician fanned the crowd's anger.
那位政客煽动了人群的愤怒。
The wind fanned the small flame into a huge fire.
风把小火焰扇成了大火。
She fanned herself with a magazine.
她用一本杂志给自己扇风。
通用动词，表示展开或铺开；作不及物时常用 spread out，不强调扇形。
与 fan 含义最接近，常指人群、队伍等向四面八方散开；也可指把物体摊开。
强调向四周散开、散去，常用于人群或烟雾；不强调扇形，且多用于书面语。不能像 fan 那样把卡片在手中摊开。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was hot, so he fanned.
正确表达He was hot, so he fanned himself.
动词fan表示'扇'时是及物动词，通常需要宾语（如oneself或具体物品），缺少宾语会导致句子不完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子I fan that singer.
正确表达I am a fan of that singer.
动词fan没有'崇拜'或'是……的粉丝'的意思。表示'粉丝'应使用名词fan，结构为be a fan of。
用于“煽动/激起（情绪）”义项；指平息、抚慰，与扇动对立。
用于“煽动/激起（纷乱）”义项；强调压制、平息暴乱或情绪。
用于“呈扇形展开”义项；指从分散向一点聚拢。
给自己扇风
She sat on the porch fanning herself with a hand fan.
她坐在门廊上，用手扇给自己扇风。
煽风点火；激化情绪
The politician's speech fanned the flames of public anger.
这位政客的演讲激起了公众的愤怒。
呈扇形散开
The search party fanned out across the forest.
搜救队在森林里呈扇形散开。
给火扇风；把火扇旺
He knelt and fanned the fire until the wood caught.
他跪下来给火扇风，直到木头烧起来。
扇走；扇开
She fanned away the smoke with a plate.
她用盘子把烟扇走了。
常用搭配 fan the flames，表示煽动或使火更旺。
扇风的目的通常是制造或驱散微风。
扇风可使炭火或余烬重新燃旺。
扇子可用来扇走烟雾。
扇动火星可以引发更大的火焰。
火上浇油；煽风点火
His angry words fanned the flames of the protest.
他愤怒的言辞给抗议活动火上浇油。
呈扇形散开；展开
The search party fanned out across the hills.
搜救队在小山上呈扇形散开。
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