单词 | pass off |
释义 | pass offSEE SYNONYMS FOR pass off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb)to be or cause to be accepted or circulated in a false character or identityhe passed the fake diamonds off as real (intr) to come to a gradual end; disappeareventually the pain passed off to emit (a substance) as a gas or vapour, or (of a substance) to be emitted in this way (intr) to take placethe meeting passed off without disturbance (tr) to set aside or disregardI managed to pass off his insult Words nearby pass offpassivism, passivity, passkey, pass law, pass muster, pass off, Passo Fundo, pass on, pass one's lips, pass out, Passover Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with pass offpass off Misrepresent something or someone, as in They tried to pass off that piece of glass as a gemstone, or Bill passed her off as his sister. [Late 1700s] Also see palm off. Be completed or carried out, take place, as in The meeting passed off without incident. [Late 1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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