| 单词 | pass |
| 释义 | pass (pɑːs , pæs ) Word forms: passes , passing , passed 1. verb B1 To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. As she passed the library door, the phone began to ring. [VERB noun] Jane stood aside to let her pass. [VERB] I sat in the garden and watched the passing cars. [VERB-ing] 2. verb B1+ When someone or something passes in a particular direction, they move in that direction. He passed through the doorway into Ward B. [VERB preposition/adverb] He passed down the tunnel. [VERB preposition/adverb] As the car passed by, I saw them point at me and laugh. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: go, move, travel, roll 3. verb B1+ If something such as a road or pipe passes along a particular route, it goes along that route. After going over the Col de Vars, the route passes through St-Paul-sur-Ubaye. [VERB preposition/adverb] The road passes a farmyard. [VERB noun] 4. verb B1+ If you pass something through, over, or round something else, you move or push it through, over, or round that thing. She passed the needle through the rough cloth, back and forth. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 'I don't understand,' the Inspector mumbled, passing a hand through his hair. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He passed a hand wearily over his eyes. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 5. verb B1 If you pass something to someone, you take it in your hand and give it to them. Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott. [VERB noun + to] Pass me that bottle. [VERB noun noun] Synonyms: give, hand, send, throw 6. verb B2 If something passes or is passed from one person to another, the second person then has it instead of the first. His mother's small estate had passed to him after her death. [VERB + to] These powers were eventually passed to municipalities. [be VERB-ed + to] ...a genetic trait, which can be passed from one generation to the next. [be VERB-ed + from] Synonyms: be left, come, be bequeathed, be inherited by 7. verb B1+ If you pass information to someone, you give it to them because it concerns them. Officials failed to pass vital information to their superiors. [VERB noun + to] He passed the letters to the Department of Trade and Industry. [VERB noun to noun] Pass on means the same as pass. I do not know what to do with the information if I cannot pass it on. [VERB noun PARTICLE] From time to time he passed on confidential information to him. [V P n + to] He has written a note asking me to pass on his thanks. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 8. verb If you pass the ball to someone in your team in a game such as football, basketball, hockey, or rugby, you kick, hit, or throw it to them. Your partner should then pass the ball back to you. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] I passed back to Brendan. [VERB preposition/adverb] Pass is also a noun. She rolled a short pass to Ashleigh. [+ to] 9. verb B1 When a period of time passes, it happens and finishes. He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her. [VERB] As the years passed, her condition worsened. [VERB] Several minutes passed before the girls were noticed. [VERB] 10. verb B2 If you pass a period of time in a particular way, you spend it in that way. The children passed the time playing in the streets. [V n v-ing/adv] To pass the time they sang songs and played cards. [VERB noun] Synonyms: spend, use (up), kill, fill 11. verb If you pass through a stage of development or a period of time, you experience it. The country was passing through a grave crisis. [VERB + through] 'Have you ever been at all religious?'—'No. I never passed through that phase.' [VERB through noun] 12. verb B2 If an amount passes a particular total or level, it becomes greater than that total or level. They became the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turn-over mark. [VERB noun] Synonyms: exceed, beat, overtake, go beyond 13. verb A2 If someone or something passes a test, they are considered to be of an acceptable standard. Kevin has just passed his driving test. [VERB noun] Additives used in processed foods have passed safety tests. [VERB noun] I didn't pass. [VERB] Synonyms: be successful in, qualify (in), succeed (in), graduate (in) 14. countable noun B2 A pass in an examination, test, or course is a successful result in it. An A-level pass in Biology is preferred for all courses. [+ in] Passes are graded from 'A' down to 'E'. 15. verb If someone in authority passes a person or thing, they declare that they are of an acceptable standard or have reached an acceptable standard. Several popular beaches were found unfit for bathing although the government passed them. [VERB noun] The medical board would not pass him fit for General Service. [VERB noun adjective] 16. verb B2 When people in authority pass a new law or a proposal, they formally agree to it or approve it. They passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent. [VERB noun] Throughout the 1580s laws were passed to control new building. [VERB noun] 17. verb When a judge passes sentence on someone, he or she says what their punishment will be. Passing sentence, the judge said it all had the appearance of a con trick. [VERB noun] Before sentence was passed, Mr Mills escaped from jail. [VERB noun] 18. verb If you pass comment or pass a comment, you say something. I don't really know so I could not pass comment on that. [VERB noun] We passed a few remarks about the weather. [VERB noun] Synonyms: utter, speak, voice, express 19. verb If something passes without comment, or passes unnoticed, nobody comments on it, reacts to it, or notices it. This practice embarrassed Luther, but he let it pass without comment. [V without n] The cocktails were so sweet that the strength of them might pass unnoticed. [VERB adjective] 20. verb If someone or something passes for or passes as something that they are not, they are accepted as that thing or mistaken for that thing. Children's toy guns now look so realistic that they can often pass for the real thing. [V + for/as] It is doubtful whether Ted, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals. [V for/as n] ...a woman passing as a man. [V + for/as] 21. verb If someone makes you an offer or asks you a question and you say that you will pass on it, you mean that you do not want to accept or answer it now. [informal] I think I'll pass on the hiking next time. [VERB on noun] 'You can join us if you like.' Brad shook his head. 'I'll pass, thanks.' [VERB] 22. verb If someone passes water or passes urine, they urinate. A sensitive bladder can make you feel the need to pass water frequently. [VERB noun] 23. countable noun B1+ A pass is a document that allows you to do something. I got myself a pass into the barracks. [+ into/for] 24. countable noun A pass is a narrow path or route between mountains. The monastery is in a remote mountain pass. Synonyms: gap, route, canyon, col 25. See also passing 26. make a pass phrase If someone makes a pass at you, they try to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with you. [informal] Nancy wasn't sure if Dirk was making a pass at her. 27. to pass the buck phrase If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible. [informal] David says the responsibility is Mr Smith's and it's no good trying to pass the buck. 28. to pass judgment phrase If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism. It's not for me to pass judgement, it's a personal matter between the two of you. It's very hard to pass judgement on yourself. 29. to pass the time of day phrase [VERB inflects, oft PHR with n] If you pass the time of day with someone, you have a short friendly conversation with them. One or two people went up and passed the time of day with her. They can't even say 'good morning' or pass the time of day. Phrasal verbs: pass around regional note: in BRIT, also use pass round phrasal verb B2 If a group of people pass something around or pass it round, they each take it and then give it to the next person. Serve the pudding, and pass around a bowl of yogurt to go with it. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Just pass this round as I'm talking and take a little look at it. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The microphone was passed around. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] pass away phrasal verb B2 You can say that someone passed away to mean that they died, if you want to avoid using the word 'die' because you think it might upset or offend people. He unfortunately passed away last year. [VERB PARTICLE] pass by phrasal verb B2 If you pass by something, you go past it or near it on your way to another place. I see them pass by my house every day. [VERB PARTICLE noun] They were injured when a parked car exploded as their convoy passed by. [VERB PARTICLE] pass off phrasal verb If an event passes off without any trouble, it happens and ends without any trouble. The main demonstration passed off peacefully. [VERB PARTICLE adverb/preposition] The event passed off without any major incidents. [VERB PARTICLE adverb/preposition] pass off as phrasal verb If you pass something off as another thing, you convince people that it is that other thing. He passed himself off as a senior psychologist. [VERB noun PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] I've tried to pass off my accent as a convent school accent. [V P n P n] In some cases goat has been passed off as lamb. [be V-ed P P n] pass on 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you pass something on to someone, you give it to them so that they have it instead of you. The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] There is a risk of passing the virus on. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter. [V P n + to] Tenants remain liable if they pass on their lease. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you pass on costs or savings to someone else, you make them pay for your costs or allow them to benefit from your savings. They pass on their cost of borrowing and add to it their profit margin. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I found we could make some saving and it is right to pass the savings on to the customer. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] 3. phrasal verb You can say that someone passed on to mean that they died, if you want to avoid using the word 'die' because you think it might upset or offend people. He passed on at the age of 72. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. See also pass pass out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you pass out, you faint or collapse. He felt sick and dizzy and then passed out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb When a police, army, navy, or air force cadet passes out, he or she completes his or her training. [British] He passed out in November 1924 and was posted to No 24 Squadron. [VERB PARTICLE] pass over 1. phrasal verb [usually passive] If someone is passed over for a job or position, they do not get the job or position and someone younger or less experienced is chosen instead. She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion. [be V-ed P + for] They've been rejected, disappointed, ignored, passed over. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you pass over a topic in a conversation or speech, you do not talk about it. He largely passed over the government's record. [VERB PARTICLE noun] They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] pass round pass around pass up phrasal verb If you pass up a chance or an opportunity, you do not take advantage of it. The official urged the government not to pass up the opportunity that has now presented itself. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 'I can't pass this up.' She waved the invitation. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: pass the hat or pass the hat around to collect money for someone or something Ienstitutions will be queueing up to put the money in when the company passes the hat around for its next big deal. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pass the buck to fail to take responsibility for a problem, and to expect someone else to deal with it instead The Board of Trade passed the buck, saying it had no jurisdiction in the case. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pass the baton to give responsibility for something to someone else Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pass muster to be satisfactory for a particular purpose or job Only one country has yet to fulfill all the membership requirements, but it is expected to pass muster soon. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: hours pass The next couple of hours pass in orchestrated chaos. Times, Sunday Times The salty, sun-sated hours pass until we return to the boat. Times, Sunday Times As the hours pass, dozens of cars line the street as fans jump out and pose by the street sign. The Sun Two, three, four hours pass as the miles tick by slowly. Times, Sunday Times One hour, two hours pass, and nothing. Times, Sunday Times Five minutes pass as we stand in the hallway talking. Times, Sunday Times I'd love to tell you that nostalgia and good intentions can make these 90-odd minutes pass faster than they do. Times, Sunday Times The starters are cleared and some 15 minutes pass. Times, Sunday Times Another ten minutes pass and we arrive. Times, Sunday Times The minutes pass: watching, scanning, waiting. Times,Sunday Times Work commitments for both meant that a month passed between dates one and two and a six-week gap between dates two and three. Times, Sunday Times She thought she would find another position easily but as the months passed, her fears grew. Times, Sunday Times The next three months passed in a flurry of scans. The Sun But after the month passed, there was still no sign of the cash. The Sun Big, beefy reds can easily spend four years or more maturing in the barrel to become richer, spicier and more velvety as the months pass. Times,Sunday Times We cannot afford to let this chance for reform pass by. Times, Sunday Times According to legislative analysts, the reform passed will result in some families, retirees and small business owners seeing a tax hike. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The standards of education were maintained and continued to follow the objectives of the reforms passed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The greatest achievements of the agitation of the 1930s were the labour reforms passed between 1941 and 1943. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was among reforms passed following the 1905 uprising. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When was the last time you heard a major southern hemisphere union pass a resolution that was for the benefit of everyone? Times, Sunday Times The student government had failed to pass a resolution against any of the initiatives, mainly on the grounds that nobody knew enough to judge them one way or the other. Christianity Today Only 31 per cent of the company's total share capital voted to pass the resolution, although turnout was low. Times, Sunday Times The council of an ungrouped parish may unilaterally pass a resolution giving the parish the status of a town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shareholders may pass a resolution ratifying a breach of duty, but under section 239 they must be uninterested in the transaction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Drivers and motorcyclists have to be trained, and must pass a test to use the roads. Times, Sunday Times You can stay calm under pressure and find the answers at work - and pass a test. The Sun You could pass a test that once seemed too tricky. The Sun If they pass the test, they will have to be content with the least attractive offers. Times, Sunday Times Those who pass the test will be expected to move into work or claim jobseeker's allowance, potentially losing 1,500 a year. Times, Sunday Times But once you pass this threshold, the credit will decrease more rapidly. Times, Sunday Times To take a photograph, a wearer's concentration level must pass a threshold. Times, Sunday Times If the stimuli pass a threshold, it will leak through the filter and can be attended to. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 2009 elections they again failed to pass the threshold and did not win any seats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nevertheless, they still did not pass the threshold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The centres can't pass quickly and in front of the supporting player. Times, Sunday Times The days of this assignment pass quickly, each one rich in the repeated reminders of my fortune in being able to do this job. Times, Sunday Times The 20-second bursts of intensity pass quickly, but the 10-second resting phases seem very brief. Times, Sunday Times They also help messages pass quickly and effectively between these cells, with the overall effect of boosting brain power. The Sun This scepticism isn't going to pass quickly and not just because of bickering politicians. Times, Sunday Times The measure did pass unanimously. Houston Chronicle The budget passed unanimously, with little comment from the court. Houston Chronicle When we voted, he happened to be out of the country; the proposal passed unanimously. Christianity Today A motion, calling both tests 'discredited', was passed unanimously. Times, Sunday Times There was little discussion before the resolution passed unanimously. Houston Chronicle We passed and passed and tried to give the perfect pass. The Sun Two or three times a receiver outran me and the quarterback threw a perfect pass for a touchdown. Christianity Today He was instinctive, unpredictable, a man with a sixth and seventh sense for the perfect pass or mesmerising goal. The Sun The timing of his perfect pass was missing, the usually shrewd kicks looked more like the choice of last resort. Times, Sunday Times He says that managers and players get to discuss the great goal, the perfect pass, the successful team selection but 'we only get asked about our mistakes'. Times, Sunday Times Through spookily silent streets the procession passes. Times, Sunday Times The procession passes the city hall, and in the afternoon the most beautiful, most unusual and imaginative groups get awards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A week after the beginning of festivities, a procession passes through the center of town, during which caramels and trinkets are thrown into the crowds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those unable to attend the church service will often come out to balconies and sidewalks where the procession passes, holding lit candles and sometimes hand-held censers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It took me one minute to pick up my rail pass and people kept thanking me for coming. Times,Sunday Times We will be buying a rail pass and want to book hotels when we arrive at different places. Times, Sunday Times I'll give you 150 to cover the rail pass and help you get by while studying. The Sun I got a rail pass for a couple of hundred dollars. Times,Sunday Times Freights by road and rail pass through here. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our quiet, birdsong-filled route passes through humid rainforest under giant mimosa and an infinity of palms. Times, Sunday Times The route passes through cute, cobbled villages, and the hillsides are peppered with monasteries and the ruins of medieval castles. The Sun The route passes through agricultural areas with some trees and development, curving to the north. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The route passes several local roads before curving to the southeast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The route passes agricultural areas to the north and woodland to the south before running through a mix of farms, woods, and residences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A shadow passes overhead and the power goes out in a suburban street. Times, Sunday Times A shadow passes across his face as a few shady memories return. Times, Sunday Times It trumpets gruffly into the ear of the night, and its shadow passes under my feet. Christianity Today For a lunar eclipse it defines whether the axis of the earth's shadow passes north or south of the moon; a positive value means south. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sign of gamma defines, for a solar eclipse, if the axis of the shadow passes north or south of the center of the earth; a positive value means north. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We played a short pass which wasn't needed. Times,Sunday Times A quarterback threw a short pass to a wide receiver, who was tackled almost immediately for a two-yard gain. Christianity Today They could both score goals, play the long pass and short pass and are even good with their heads. Times, Sunday Times Do not play the safe, short pass when you could split the defence. Times, Sunday Times The midfield ace latched on to a short pass and hit a 25-yard thunderbolt in the 31st minute. The Sun This view holds that there will be no return when the economic storm passes. Times, Sunday Times When the storm passes, we may never see them as low again. Times, Sunday Times There has even been talk of multibillion-dollar bailouts from governments in order to keep the major carriers afloat until the coronavirus storm passes. Times,Sunday Times He finds a remote hut on land where he decides to stay there for the rest of the night until the storm passes away. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The eye of the super storm passes over the city and the three barely return to the library with the medicine in time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By comparison, a northern-hemisphere forward would probably throw a pass along the ground. Times, Sunday Times He also provides a threat for a fake field goal since the quarterback can throw a pass on such plays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players can catch any throw or pass that goes directly to them, but they will not always catch fast throws that pass near them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, he did not throw a pass that season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After escaping the area behind the offensive line, the quarterback may either throw a pass downfield or run with the ball himself to gain yardage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was also his first touchdown pass at any level. Times, Sunday Times This season even a victory dance after throwing a touchdown pass was held against him. Times, Sunday Times But there was no touchdown pass this time from the 41-yearold. Times, Sunday Times A 65-yard touchdown pass thrown off his back foot. Houston Chronicle On the next play, a touchdown pass was negated by a holding penalty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A grim tension builds as she spies on two couples as her train passes their houses. Times,Sunday Times When a freight train passes it's as though a sonic boom has struck. Times, Sunday Times As the train passes over, an on-board sensor detects that the transmitter has been activated and automatically applies the brakes. Times, Sunday Times So nervous about his prospects for continued employment was one broker that he said he buys weekly train passes. Times, Sunday Times When the wheel of the train passes over, it explodes emitting a loud bang. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They fled with his mobile, around 20 cash and a travel pass. The Sun At one point, he was forced to pay back 30p for buying a daily travel pass, when he should have bought a single fare. Times, Sunday Times No change in winter fuel allowance, no help with council tax, a pittance of a pension - just a promise of a free travel pass if you live until 2008. The Sun For this reason he bid the king to grant him a special travel pass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They'll simply lose their right to free travel passes, having violated their 'courtesy contract'. Times, Sunday Times The farmhouse and stables and piggery and barns are now an 'ongoing art installation, which visitors pass through, use and experience as an everyday environment'. Times, Sunday Times Visitors pass through an 'air lock' - two secure gates that are opened one at a time to ensure that no protesters can pass through. Times, Sunday Times Visitors pass through metal detectors and their possessions are scanned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the fridge was an all-access visitors pass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beneath a metal canopy, inscribed with the hotels name, visitors pass through the expansive glass doors into the spacious marbled-floored lobby. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tickets are on sale and a weekend pass will cost more than 200 after fees. The Sun Lots of patients, home on weekend pass, misjudge their transfers and end up on the floor, from where they phone the ward for advice. Times, Sunday Times That could be an unlimited wristband, from 16 for an accessall-areas weekend pass, or pay on a ride-by-ride basis from a few quid a go. The Sun Tickets €64 (52) for a weekend pass. Times, Sunday Times Ticket prices range from $199 for basic single day entry to $1,599 for the most exclusive weekend pass. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 通行证, 关口, 及格, 通过, 通过, 考试及格 Japanese: 許可証 permit, 峠 in mountains, 合格 meets standard, 通過する, 過ぎる, 合格する |
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