FAN


Meaning of FAN in English

I.

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 ~ of Italian food.

one of the team's biggest ~s

The singer says her dad is her number one ~.

▪ lifelong , long-time

▪ diehard , hard-core

Only diehard Tolkien ~s will enjoy this book.

▪ obsessive , rabid ( humorous , esp. AmE )

a film that millions of rabid ~s have waited years to see

The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive ~.

▪ casual ( esp. AmE )

▪ armchair ( BrE )

For armchair ~s 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 ~s.

▪ away ( BrE ), travelling ( BrE ), visiting ( esp. BrE )

▪ opposing , opposition ( BrE ), rival ( esp. BrE )

There were clashes between opposing ~s after the game.

VERB + FAN

▪ be , become

I'm a big ~ of her music.

▪ delight , please , satisfy

The big band sound of Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra will delight ~s.

▪ attract

▪ alienate

▪ disappoint , let down

Fans will not be disappointed.

FAN + VERB

▪ flock , gather , turn out , turn up

Tennis ~s flocked to Wimbledon.

More than 40 000 ~s turned up for the 12-hour event.

▪ pack sth , pack into sth

Over 120 000 ~s 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 ~s applauded both teams off the field.

▪ clamour/clamor (for sth)

Hundreds of ~s clamoured/clamored to catch a glimpse of the star.

FAN + NOUN

▪ club , site , website

▪ letter , mail

▪ fiction

I have a piece of ~ fiction on their website.

▪ base

The show has an extensive and loyal ~ base.

2 machine that creates a current of air

ADJECTIVE

▪ electric

▪ cooling

▪ extractor

▪ ceiling , overhead

FAN + VERB

▪ blow

a ~ blowing cold air

FAN + NOUN

▪ belt , blade , heater ( esp. BrE )

II.

verb

Fan is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ fire , ↑ flame

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .