n (常用于构成合成词)(1)1)浅锅;平底锅(metal pot used for cooking food) [C]：a frying～煎锅;a sauce～长柄有盖的平底锅;a dish～洗碟盆;a～cake薄饼;～fish煎食的小鱼; 2)一锅 (a panful)[C]： a～of boiling water 一锅开水;

(2)锅(盘)形物(any object shaped like a pan) [C]：a scale/bed/dust～ 秤盘/(卧床病人用的)便盆/簸箕;

(4)晒盐地(shallow hollow in the ground，esp one in which salt collets) [C]：a salt-～晒盐池;

v (1) (用淘盘)选淘(金子等) (wash (gravel，etc) in a pan， as for separating gold，etc) [I，I+prep(for)]：～sth off/out 在淘金盘里淘洗(含金沙砾等);Many people～ned there.许多人在那里淘金。～for gold淘金;

(2)严厉批评(criticize sb/sth severely) [T+n](infml)： The newspaper～ned the England football team. 报纸严厉批评这支英格兰足球队。The film was～ned by the public.这部影片受到公众的严厉批评。

pan out (v adv)1)产金：dirt that～s out 40 ounces gold to a ton 每吨中能淘出四盎司黄金的泥沙;2)证明(是)，结果(是);成功(vi)(infml)：None of his attempts to get into the show business has～ned out. 他多次尝试进入表演业，但都没有成功。