pan
noun uk/pæn/ us/pæn/
(CONTAINER)
B1 [ C ]平底锅
a metal container that is round and often has a long handle and a lid, used for cooking things on top of a cooker
Heat the milk in a small pan. 用小平底锅热牛奶。
This dishwasher even washes pots and pans (= different types of pan). 这个洗碗机还能洗各种锅罐。
[ C ] US (UK tin)（无盖的）烤模，烤盘
a metal container without a lid used for cooking food in the oven
Put both cake pans in the oven for half an hour. 把两个蛋糕烤模都放在烤箱里烤半小时。
- More examples
- Divide the mixture evenly between the baking pans.
- Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.
- Fry the onions in a shallow pan.
- Stir the sauce so that it doesn't stick to the pan.
- I dropped a pan of boiling water and scalded my leg.
(TOILET)
[ C ] UK马桶（的球形部分）
the bowl-shaped part of a toilet
(BETEL LEAF)
[ U ]（同paan）
→ paan
Idiom
go down the panidiom UK slang 失败；被浪费；被毁
to fail or to be lost or destroyed
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。
pan
verb uk/pæn/ us/pæn/ -nn-
(MOVE SLOWLY)
[ I ]（摄影机）追拍，摇摄
(of a video camera) to move slowly from one side to another or up and down
In the first scene, the camera pans slowly across the room. 在第一个镜头里，摄影机慢慢摇摄拍出房间的全景。
(CRITICIZE)
[ T ] informal严厉批评
to criticize something severely
The critics panned the movie version of the novel. 评论家们严厉批评了根据这部小说改编的电影。
Phrasal verb
pan out （以某种方式）发展；进展顺利
to develop in a particular way or in a successful way
We'll have to see how things pan out. 我们得看看事情如何发展。
Their attempt to start a new business didn't pan out. 他们试图开展新的生意，但没有成功。