fan: translation
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noun
1 enjoys watching/listening to sb/sth very much
ADJECTIVE
▪ adoring, ardent, avid, big, dedicated, devoted, great, huge, keen (esp. BrE), loyal, number-one, real, true
▪ I'm a big fan of Italian food.
▪ one of the team's biggest fans
▪ The singer says her dad is her number one fan.
▪ lifelong, long-time
▪ diehard, hard-core
▪ Only diehard Tolkien fans will enjoy this book.
▪ obsessive, rabid (humorous, esp.AmE)
▪ a film that millions of rabid fans have waited years to see
▪ The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive fan.
▪ casual (esp. AmE)
▪ armchair (BrE)
▪ For armchair fans back home, it was one of the highlights of the Olympics.
▪ baseball, basketball, cricket, football, racing, rugby, soccer, sports, etc.
▪ jazz, music, rock, etc.
▪ film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)
▪ home (esp. BrE)
▪ The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.
▪ away (BrE), travelling (BrE), visiting (esp. BrE)
▪ opposing, opposition (BrE), rival (esp. BrE)
▪ There were clashes between opposing fans after the game.
VERB + FAN
▪ be, become
▪ I'm a big fan of her music.
▪ delight, please, satisfy
▪ The big band sound of Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra will delight fans.
▪ attract
▪ alienate
▪ disappoint, let down
▪ Fans will not be disappointed.
FAN + VERB
▪ flock, gather, turn out, turn up
▪ Tennis fans flocked to Wimbledon.
▪ More than 40 000 fans turned up for the 12-hour event.
▪ pack sth, pack into sth
▪ Over 120 000 fans packed into the stadium.
▪ line up (esp. AmE), queue (BrE), queue up (BrE), wait
▪ watch sth
▪ applaud (sb/sth), boo (sb/sth), chant sth, cheer (sb/sth)
▪ Over 25 000 fans applauded both teams off the field.
▪ clamour/clamor (for sth)
▪ Hundreds of fans clamoured/clamored to catch a glimpse of the star.
FAN + NOUN
▪ club, site, website
▪ letter, mail
▪ fiction
▪ I have a piece of fan fiction on their website.
▪ base
▪ The show has an extensive and loyal fan base.
2 machine that creates a current of air
ADJECTIVE
▪ electric
▪ cooling
▪ extractor
▪ ceiling, overhead
FAN + VERB
▪ blow
FAN + NOUN
▪ belt, blade, heater (esp. BrE)
•Roman•
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verb
Fan is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fire, ↑flame