pass the buck

To refuse to accept responsibility for something that has gone wrong and blame someone else.

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推卸责任给推卸责任给…

buck

(bak) noun the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc. a buck and a doe. 雄鹿，公兔等 verb (of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air. （马、骡等）猛然弯背跃起 ˈbuckskin noun, adjective (of) a soft leather made of deerskin or sheepskin. 鹿皮，羊皮 buck up1. to hurry. You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus.快点2. to cheer up. She bucked up when she heard the news. 振作起来，打起精神 pass the buck to pass on responsibility (to someone else). Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.推卸责任给…

pass

(paːs) verb1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.经过2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son. 相传，传递 3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding.超出4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.超过5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country.度过6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution.批准7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.宣布8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed.消失9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test. 通过，及格 noun1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass.要隘2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering.通行证3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails.及格4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.传球ˈpassable adjective1. fairly good. a passable tennis player.合格的2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable.可通行的ˈpassing adjective1. going past. a passing car.经过的2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest. 一时的，短暂的 3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference.顺便的ˌpasser-ˈby – plural ˌpassers-ˈby – noun a person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.过路人ˈpassword noun a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password. 口令，暗号 in passing while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.顺便let (something) pass to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass.放过pass as/for to be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.被错认为pass away to die. Her grandmother passed away last night.去世pass the buck to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything.推卸责任给pass by to go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library.从...旁而过pass off (of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.结束pass (something or someone) off as to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist.冒充为...pass on1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message.把...传给2. to die. His mother passed on yesterday.去世pass out1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out.昏倒2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class.散发pass over to ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion. 不注意，忽视 pass up not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job. 放过（机会等）

passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .

pass the buck

To shift or reassign the blame or responsibility (for something) to another person, group, or thing. Politicians have two skills: making empty promises and then passing the buck when they fail to deliver on them. Maybe instead of passing the buck, you should have a think about what you could be doing to improve your performance.See also: buck, pass

pass the buck

Fig. to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to someone else). (See also The buck stops here.) Don't try to pass the buck! It's your fault, and everybody knows it. Some people try to pass the buck whenever they can.See also: buck, pass

pass the buck

Shift responsibility or blame elsewhere, as in She's always passing the buck to her staff; it's time she accepted the blame herself. This expression dates from the mid-1800s, when in a poker game a piece of buckshot or another object was passed around to remind a player that he was the next dealer. It acquired its present meaning by about 1900. See also: buck, pass

pass the buck

COMMON If you accuse someone of passing the buck, you are accusing them of failing to take responsibility for a problem, and of expecting someone else to deal with it instead. Note: In poker, the buck was a marker or object which was passed to the person whose turn it was to deal the next hand. This person could either keep the marker or pass it on, in order to avoid dealing and being responsible for declaring the first stake. His three commanders-in-chief were arguing and passing the buck to one another. When it comes to teaching kids about risk, many parents are tempted to pass the buck to schools and other organizations. Note: This kind of behaviour is called buck-passing. However, his apology, in this age of buck-passing and dodging, was frank and honest.See also: buck, pass

pass the buck

shift the responsibility for something to someone else. informal A buck is an object placed as a reminder in front of the person whose turn it is to deal in the game of poker. 1998 New York Review of Books The legislation left the main decisions to the individual states which may well pass the buck to the large cities where most of the problem is. See also: buck, pass

ˌpass the ˈbuck

(informal) refuse to accept responsibility for a mistake, an accident, an important decision, etc. and try to get another person, organization, etc. to accept responsibility for it instead: The same thing happens after every disaster. All the officials involved just try to pass the buck. OPPOSITE: the buck stops here ▶ ˈbuck-passing noun: The public is tired of all this political buck-passing. They just want to know who was responsible for the decision.The buck is a small object in a poker game that is placed in front of the player whose turn it is to deal.See also: buck, pass

pass the buck

tv. to shift the responsibility for something to someone else; to evade responsibility. (see also buckpasser.) Don’t pass the buck. Stand up and admit you were wrong. See also: buck, pass

pass the buck, to

To evade responsibility by shifting it elsewhere. The term comes from nineteenth-century America, where in poker games a piece of buckshot or a knife with a buckhorn handle was passed around to indicate which player was to be the next dealer. By 1900 or so the term began to be used in the present sense of shifting responsibility. In 1949 President Harry S. Truman put a sign on his Oval Office desk saying, “The buck stops here,” thereby acknowledging that he would accept ultimate responsibility for all policies and actions. See also: pass

单词	pass the buck
释义	pass the buck pass the buck To refuse to accept responsibility for something that has gone wrong and blame someone else. Translations 推卸责任给推卸责任给… buck (bak) noun the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc. a buck and a doe. 雄鹿，公兔等雄鹿，公兔等 verb (of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air. (馬、騾等)猛然躍起（马、骡等）猛然弯背跃起 ˈbuckskin noun, adjective (of) a soft leather made of deerskin or sheepskin. 鹿皮，羊皮鹿皮，羊皮 buck up1. to hurry. You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus. 快點快点2. to cheer up. She bucked up when she heard the news. 精神振作，感到鼓舞振作起来，打起精神 pass the buck to pass on responsibility (to someone else). Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck. 推卸責任給... 推卸责任给… pass (paːs) verb1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor. 經過经过2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son. 相傳，傳遞相传，传递 3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding. 超出超出4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road. 超過超过5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country. 度過度过6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution. 批准批准7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner. 宣佈宣布8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed. 消失消失9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test. 通過，及格通过，及格 noun1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass. 要隘要隘2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering. 通行證通行证3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails. 及格及格4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal. 傳球传球ˈpassable adjective1. fairly good. a passable tennis player. 合格的合格的2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable. 可通行的可通行的ˈpassing adjective1. going past. a passing car. 經過的经过的2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest. 一時的，短暫的一时的，短暂的 3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference. 順便的顺便的ˌpasser-ˈby – plural* ˌpassers-ˈby –* noun a person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident. 過路人过路人ˈpassword noun a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password. 口令，暗語口令，暗号 in passing while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it. 順便顺便let (something) pass to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass. 放過放过pass as/for to be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers. 被錯認為被错认为pass away to die. Her grandmother passed away last night. 去世去世pass the buck to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything. 推卸責任給推卸责任给pass by to go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library. 從...旁而過从...旁而过pass off (of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better. 結束结束pass (something or someone) off as to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist. 冒充為... 冒充为...pass on1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message. 把...傳給把...传给2. to die. His mother passed on yesterday. 去世去世pass out1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out. 昏倒昏倒2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class. 散髮散发pass over to ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion. 不注意，忽略，忽視不注意，忽视 pass up not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job. 放過(機會等) 放过（机会等） passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident . past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops . pass the buck pass the buck To shift or reassign the blame or responsibility (for something) to another person, group, or thing. Politicians have two skills: making empty promises and then passing the buck when they fail to deliver on them. Maybe instead of passing the buck, you should have a think about what you could be doing to improve your performance.See also: buck, pass pass the buck Fig. to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to someone else). (See also The buck stops here.) Don't try to pass the buck! It's your fault, and everybody knows it. Some people try to pass the buck whenever they can.See also: buck, pass pass the buck Shift responsibility or blame elsewhere, as in She's always passing the buck to her staff; it's time she accepted the blame herself. This expression dates from the mid-1800s, when in a poker game a piece of buckshot or another object was passed around to remind a player that he was the next dealer. It acquired its present meaning by about 1900. See also: buck, pass pass the buck COMMON If you accuse someone of passing the buck, you are accusing them of failing to take responsibility for a problem, and of expecting someone else to deal with it instead. Note: In poker, the buck was a marker or object which was passed to the person whose turn it was to deal the next hand. This person could either keep the marker or pass it on, in order to avoid dealing and being responsible for declaring the first stake. His three commanders-in-chief were arguing and passing the buck to one another. When it comes to teaching kids about risk, many parents are tempted to pass the buck to schools and other organizations. Note: This kind of behaviour is called buck-passing. However, his apology, in this age of buck-passing and dodging, was frank and honest.See also: buck, pass pass the buck shift the responsibility for something to someone else. informal A buck is an object placed as a reminder in front of the person whose turn it is to deal in the game of poker. 1998 New York Review of Books The legislation left the main decisions to the individual states which may well pass the buck to the large cities where most of the problem is. See also: buck, pass ˌpass the ˈbuck (informal) refuse to accept responsibility for a mistake, an accident, an important decision, etc. and try to get another person, organization, etc. to accept responsibility for it instead: The same thing happens after every disaster. All the officials involved just try to pass the buck. OPPOSITE: the buck stops here ▶ ˈbuck-passing noun: The public is tired of all this political buck-passing. They just want to know who was responsible for the decision.The buck is a small object in a poker game that is placed in front of the player whose turn it is to deal.See also: buck, pass pass the buck tv. to shift the responsibility for something to someone else; to evade responsibility. (see also buckpasser.) Don’t pass the buck. Stand up and admit you were wrong. See also: buck, pass pass the buck, to To evade responsibility by shifting it elsewhere. The term comes from nineteenth-century America, where in poker games a piece of buckshot or a knife with a buckhorn handle was passed around to indicate which player was to be the next dealer. By 1900 or so the term began to be used in the present sense of shifting responsibility. In 1949 President Harry S. Truman put a sign on his Oval Office desk saying, “The buck stops here,” thereby acknowledging that he would accept ultimate responsibility for all policies and actions. 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