pan out

IPA/pˈan ˈaʊt/
IPA/pˈæn ˈaʊt/

pan out — 片語動詞

  • pan outbase form
  • pans out3rd person singular
  • panning out-ing form
  • panned outpast simple

1. to end or progress in some manner — usually said about a plan, project, or situa

1.片語動詞不及物B2
釋義

發展；成功

以特定方式發展或獲得成功

to end or progress in some manner — usually said about a plan, project, or situation whose outcome is being watched or waited for, especially when asking if it succeeds or fails.

例句

Felipe's food-truck plan did not pan out because he could not get a permit.

Felipe 的餐車計畫沒有成功，因為他拿不到營業許可證。

usually in negative: didn't pan out

Maeve was not sure how the interview would pan out, so she kept applying for jobs.

Maeve 不確定面試結果會如何發展，所以她持續投遞履歷。

interrogative: how something will pan out

同義詞
  • work out

    more common and neutral; used for both successful and unsuccessful results across all registers

  • turn out

    more general; works for one-off events (meetings, weather) and long-term plans alike

  • come off

    slightly more informal, often used for plans or attempts that succeed against the odds

反義詞
  • fall through

    specifically of plans or arrangements that fail to materialise

  • flop

    informal; a plan or performance that completely fails

文法句型

pan out

not pan out

pan out + adverb (well / badly / exactly)

用法筆記

Frequently used in negative sentences (didn't pan out) or questions (will it pan out?) to express doubt about success. In the positive form, it often carries a sense of relief that something worked after a period of uncertainty.

常見錯誤

❌I panned out the problem with my team.
✅My plan to solve the problem with my team did not pan out.
💡pan out is intransitive; it never takes a direct object. You cannot 'pan out' something.
❌The meeting panned out to be boring.
✅The meeting turned out to be boring.
💡pan out normally describes a process over time (a plan, a project, a career), not a one-event outcome like a meeting.
❌Let me pan out the details first.
✅Let me lay out the details first.
💡pan out has no literal meaning of spreading or arranging; that sense comes from 'pan out' as a different verb.