pan [pæn] noun countable CONTAINER 容器 ADVANCED ■a metal container that is round and often has a long handle and a lid, used for cooking things on top of a cooker 平底锅•Heat the milk in a small pan.用小平底锅把牛奶煮热。 •This dishwasher even washes pots and pans (= different types of pan).这个洗碗机还能洗各种锅罐。 ADVANCED mainly US ■a metal container used for cooking things inside the cooker 烤盘,(炊具里的)盘状器皿 [pæn] noun countable TOILET 厕所 UK the bowl-shaped part of a toilet 马桶 [pæn] noun countable go down the pan slang ■to fail or to be lost or destroyed 失败;被浪费;被毁•We don't want to see our business go down the pan.我们不想看到自己的生意完蛋。 [pæn] verb (-nn-) MOVE SLOWLY 缓慢移动 intransitive ■(of a film camera) to move slowly from one side to another or up and down (摄录机)追拍,摇摄•In the first scene, the camera pans slowly across the room.在第一个镜头里,摄录机慢慢摇摄拍出房间的全景。 [pæn] verb (-nn-) CRITICIZE 批评 transitive informal ■to criticize something severely 严厉批评•The critics panned the film version of the novel.评论家严厉批评了根据这本小说改编的电影。 [pæn] verb (-nn-) Phrasal Verbs pan out informal ■to develop in a particular way or in a successful way (以某种方式)发展;进展顺利•We'll have to see how things pan out.我们要看看事情如何发展。 •Their attempt to start a new business didn't pan out.他们试图开展新的事业,但没有成功。 |