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单词 passageway
释义 passageway

passage /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/

noun (CONNECTING WAY)
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B2 [C] (ALSO passageway) a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places:
» A narrow passage led directly through the house into the garden.» The bathroom's on the right at the end of the passage.Thesaurus+: ↑Passages and entrance areas
2
F0 [C] a hollow part of the body through which something goes:
» the nasal passages» the anal passageThesaurus+: ↑Substances and structures in the bodyWord Builder:Nouns: pass, overpass, underpass, passage, passingAdjectives: passingVerbs: pass
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Extra Examples:» subterranean passages» an underground passage» The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers.» A narrow passage leads from one building to the other.» The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
noun (TIME)
the passage of time LITERARY F0 the process of time going past: » Memories fade with the passage of time.Thesaurus+: ↑Spending time and time passing
noun (TRAVEL)
1
F0 [U] FORMAL travel, especially as a way of escape:
» The gunman demanded a plane and safe passage to an unspecified destination.Thesaurus+: ↑Navigation and shipwrecksThesaurus+: ↑Travelling
2
F0 [S] OLD-FASHIONED a journey, especially over the sea:
» He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro.Thesaurus+: ↑JourneysThesaurus+: ↑Sailing and boating
work your passage OLD-FASHIONED
3
F0 to do work on a ship during your journey instead of paying for a ticket
Thesaurus+: ↑Sailing and boating
noun [C] (PART)
B2 a short piece of writing or music that is part of a larger piece of work: » Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published.Thesaurus+: ↑Musical piecesThesaurus+: ↑Pieces of writing
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Extra Examples:» This passage of text has been excerpted from her latest novel.» It is a difficult passage, but just translate it as best you can.» This passage doesn't make any sense.» The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.» Kathy read a short passage from the Bible.
noun [U] (MOVEMENT)
C2 an act of moving through somewhere: » Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere.» The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement
noun [U] FORMAL (LAW)
F0 the official approval of something, especially a new law: » He again urged passage of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.Thesaurus+: ↑Legislation and law-making
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