/pæn ||; pæn/noun
[C] a metal container with a handle or handles that is used for cooking food in; the contents of a pan (有柄的)平底锅;锅中物:
Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling water.把意大利面条放在一大锅沸水里煮。
pan1/pæn; pæn/n [C] a metal container that you use for cooking, usually with a long handle [→ saucepan]〔通常有长柄的〕锅﹐平底锅: Melt the butter in a pan. 把黄油放在锅里融化。a frying pan 煎锅pots and pans 锅碗瓢盆
pan2v panned , panning 1 [T] informal to strongly criticize a film, play etc in a newspaper or on television or radio【非正式】〔在报纸﹑电视或广播上〕严厉批评〔电影﹑戏剧等〕: His latest movie has been panned by the critics. 他最新的影片受到了评论家的猛烈抨击。2 [I] if a film or television camera pans in a particular direction, it moves in that direction〔摄影机〕摇动拍摄: +across/back etc The camera panned across the crowd. 摄影机镜头转动﹐摇摄人群。pan out phr v informal to happen or develop in a particular way【非正式】〔以某种方式〕发生﹔发展: Let's wait and see how things pan out. 我们等着看事情怎么发展吧。