(informal)reach a stage of abject failure or uselessness(非正式)惨败；无用
pan and scan
a technique for narrowing the aspect ratio of a widescreen film to fit the squarer shape of a television screen by continuously selecting the portion of the original picture with the most significance, rather than just the middle portion全景与扫描（一种缩小宽银幕电影的纵横比以适合电视机方形屏幕的技术，方法是不断地选取原图像中最有效的部分，而不仅是中间部分）
英语四级真题
Ellis, my name's Pan Johnson.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
英语六级真题
And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans
出自-2013年12月听力原文
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A pan is a round metal container with a long handle, which is used for cooking things in, usually on top of a cooker or stove.