pan 1 S3 W3 / pæn / 名词 [可数名词]

1 for cooking a round metal container that you use for cooking, usually with one long handle and a lid 同义词 saucepan :

a frying pan

pots and pans

Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.

2 for baking cakes etc American English a metal container for baking things in 同义词 tin British English :

a cake pan

3 open container American English a wide, usually round, open container with low sides, used for holding liquids

4 toilet British English the bowl of a toilet

5 go down the pan British English informal to be wasted or become useless or ruined :

The business is rapidly going down the pan.

→ warming pan , → a flash in the pan at flash 2 ( 5 )