pass1 /pɑːs $ pæs/ ●●● S1 W1 verb1 go past 經過 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PASS/GO PAST to come up to a particular place, person, or object and go past them 經過,越過The crowd parted to let the truck pass. 人群分開讓卡車通過。
He gave me a smile as he passed. 他經過時對我微笑了一下。
We passed a group of students outside the theatre. 我們在戲院外從一群學生身旁經過。
I pass the sports centre on the way to work. 我上班的路上經過體育中心。
2 move/go 移動/行進 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO to go or travel along or through a place 前行,穿過He passed along the corridor to a small room at the back of the building. 他穿過走廊來到大樓後面的一間小房間。
We passed through the gates into a courtyard behind. 我們穿過幾道門進了後面的院子。
We were just passing through (=travelling through a place) and thought we’d drop in to see you. 我們正好經過,於是就想到順便來看看你。
3 put 放 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put something around, through, or across something else 使環繞;使穿過He passed the rope carefully around the post. 他把繩子小心地繞在柱子上。
4 road/river etc 道路/河流等 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]GO a road, river, or railway line that passes a place goes through or near the place 經過,通過,穿過The road passes right through the town centre. 那條路正好穿過鎮中心。
The main railway line passes just north of Manchester. 那條鐵路幹線正好經過曼徹斯特北面。
5 give 給 [transitiveT]GIVE to hold something in your hand and give it to someone else 給;遞;傳遞Pass the salt, please. 請把鹽遞過來。
pass somebody somethingCan you pass me that bag by your feet? 能把你腳邊的那個包遞給我嗎?
pass something to somebodyShe passed a cup of tea to the headmaster. 她遞給校長一杯茶。
I passed the note back to her. 我把紙條遞還給她。
→ pass around 6 give information 提供信息 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SEND to give information or a job to another person so that they can deal with it 把〔信息或工作〕轉給某人〔以便處理〕pass something (on/over/back) to somebodyI’ll pass the information on to our sales department. 我會把信息轉給我們的銷售部。
They’ve passed the enquiry over to the police. 他們把調查事宜轉給了警方處理。
7 time 時間 a) [intransitiveI]PASS/TIME PASSING if time passes, it goes by 〔時間〕過去,流逝The days passed slowly. 日子慢慢地過去。
She became more ambitious as the years passed. 一年年過去,她變得愈加雄心勃勃。
They sat in silence while the minutes passed. 時間一分一秒地過去,他們坐着沉默不語。
Hardly a day passes without more bad news about the economy (=there is bad news almost every day). 幾乎沒有哪一天不傳出經濟方面的壞消息。
b) [transitiveT]SPEND TIME if you pass time or pass your life in a particular way, you spend it in that way 度過〔時間〕We passed the winter pleasantly enough. 我們相當愉快地度過了那個冬季。
We played cards to pass the time (=to help us stop feeling bored). 我們打撲克牌消磨時間。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that they spend time doing something rather than pass time: 在日常英語中,人們表示花時間做某事時,常說spend time,而不說 pass time
I spent the whole day watching TV. 我一整天都在看電視。
8 exam/test 考試/測試 a) SEPASS A TEST[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to succeed in an examination or test 考試及格;通過(考試) OPP failDid you pass all your exams? 你考試都及格了嗎?
He hasn’t passed his driving test yet. 他還沒有通過駕駛考試。
She passed with flying colours (=got very high marks). 她以高分通過。
b) [transitiveT]SEPASS A TEST to officially decide that someone has succeeded in an examination or test 讓〔某人〕通過考試[測試] OPP failThe examiners will only pass you if they feel that you have done the work properly. 只有考官認爲你把工作做好了,他們才會讓你通過考試。
9 law/proposal 法律/提案 a) [transitiveT]PGPSCL to officially accept a law or proposal, especially by voting 〔尤指以投票方式〕通過〔法律或提案〕Plans to extend the hotel have now been passed. 擴建酒店的計劃現已獲得通過。
The motion was passed by 16 votes to 11. 那項動議以16票對11票獲得通過。
pass a law/bill/actThe first Transport Act was passed in 1907. 首部《交通法》於1907年通過。
The government has passed new legislation to protect consumers. 政府通過了新法律以保護消費者。
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution asking the two countries to resume peace negotiations. 聯合國安全理事會通過了一項決議,敦促兩國重啓和平談判。
b) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmESCLPG if a law or proposal passes an official group, it is officially accepted by that group 〔法律、提案等〕(被…)通過,(被…)接受The bill failed to pass the House of Representatives. 那項法案沒有在衆議院獲得通過。
► see thesaurus at approve 10 happen 發生 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] writtenSPREAD if something passes between people, they speak to each other or do something together 交流,交換pass betweenA glance of recognition passed between them. 他們對視了一下,認出了對方。
Please say nothing of what has passed here today. 今天在這裏說的一切請嚴格保密。
11 SAY 說話pass a remark/comment to say something that gives your opinion 發表評論/意見I’m afraid I can’t pass any comment on this matter. 關於這件事我恐怕無可奉告。
He passed some remark about doctors being paid too much. 他說了一些醫生工資過高的話。
12 let something pass IGNOREto deliberately not say anything when someone says or does something that you do not like 對某事物不予理會[不加追究]Carla made some comment about my work but I decided to let it pass. 卡拉對我的工作作了一些評論,但我決定不予理會。
13 end 結束 [intransitiveI]FINISH/COME TO AN END to end or stop 停止After a couple of hours the storm passed. 幾個小時之後暴風雨停止了。
The feeling of sickness soon passed. 惡心的感覺很快就過去了。
14 sport 體育運動 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to kick, throw, or hit a ball to a member of your own team during a game 〔給己方隊員〕傳(球)pass toHe passed to Beckham on the edge of the penalty area. 他把球傳給在禁區邊緣的貝克漢姆。
pass something to somebodyAre you allowed to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper? 允許把球回傳給守門員嗎?
► see thesaurus at throw →4 See picture of 見圖 THROW 1 15 more than 多於 [transitiveT]MORE THAN A NUMBER OR AMOUNT to become more than a particular number or amount 超過〔某個具體數量〕The number of unemployed has passed the two million mark for the first time. 失業人數首次突破兩百萬大關。
16 pass unnoticed NOT KNOWto happen without anyone noticing or saying anything 不被注意地發生His resignation passed largely unnoticed. 幾乎無人知曉他辭了職。
17. pass the time of day (with somebody) TALK TO somebodyto talk to someone for a short time in order to be friendly (與某人)寒暄 18 change control 改變控制權 [intransitiveI always + prepositionprep] formalSCLB to change from being controlled or owned by one person to being controlled or owned by someone else 〔控制權或所有權〕轉移,轉讓pass toThe land will pass to my son when I die. 我死後土地歸我兒子所有。
Control of these services has now passed into the hands of the local authorities. 這些機構現在轉由地方當局管理。
19 change 變化 [intransitiveI always + prepositionprep] formalHCONDITION/STATE OF something to change from one state or condition into another 轉變,轉化pass from/toThe chemical passes from a liquid to a solid state during the cooling process. 這種化學物質在冷卻過程中由液態轉化爲固態。
20 pass (a) sentence (on somebody) SCLSCTto officially decide how a criminal will be punished, and to announce what the punishment will be 判處(某人)〔某刑罰〕Judges no longer have the power to pass the death sentence. 法官們再也無權判處犯人死刑。
21 pass judgment (on somebody) OPINIONto give your opinion about someone’s behaviour (對某人)作出評論I don’t want to pass judgment on my colleagues. 我不想評論我的同事。
pass judgment (on somebody)• He never passed judgment about the wishes; he just granted them impassively.• Like everyone else, they will be able to pass judgment by means of the ballot box.• No longer is it tainted as mystic, for here, with no one passing judgment, no experience is tainted.• They pass judgment on an accused taking into account the gravity of the crime and the circumstances of the accused.• We had filed suit to pass judgment on Harvester.• I used to pass judgment on sight.• Managers will often find it difficult not to pass judgment on subordinates automatically.• The duty of the court is neither to make nor to alter nor to pass judgment on the law. 22 give no answer 不予回答 [intransitiveI]NOT KNOW to give no answer to a question because you do not know the answer 不知道;〔因不知道答案而〕略過‘Who won the World Cup in 1998?’ ‘Pass.’ “1998 年誰赢了世界杯?”“過。”
23 not accept 不接受 [intransitiveI] to not accept an invitation or offer 拒絕邀請[提議]pass onI’m afraid I’ll have to pass on that offer of coffee. 喝咖啡還是免了吧。
24 not pass somebody’s lips humorous a) used to say that someone does not talk about something that is secret 〔秘密〕不會被某人吐露Don’t worry. Not a word of this will pass my lips. 别擔心,這件事我一個字也不會說出去。
b) used to say that someone does not eat or drink a particular thing 〔某東西〕不會被某人吃[喝]Not a drop of liquor has passed my lips. 我滴酒不沾。
25 waste matter 廢物 [transitiveT] medicalHBH to let out a waste substance from your bladder or bowels 排洩See your doctor immediately if you pass any blood. 如果便中有血要馬上去看醫生。
He was having difficulty passing water (=letting out urine). 他排尿困難。
26. come to pass literary or biblicalHAPPEN to happen 發生come to pass• And so it came to pass.• But it's not really surprising that this accommodation should come to pass.• It really did come to pass.• Whatever the priestess at Delphi said would happen infallibly came to pass.• The odds on this coming to pass are daunting.• None of this may come to pass, but all efforts to prevent it so far have backfired.• Such regulations may someday come to pass, but perhaps not soon enough for the butternut.• It will come to pass, shortly I presume, that others will come forward to claim they wrote the book.
→ pass muster at muster2(1), → pass the buck at buck1(3) 27 pass something ↔ around (also pass something ↔ round British English) phrasal verbphr v OFFERto offer or show something to each person in a group 分發;傳閱Pass the cookies around, would you? 請把小甜餅分發給大家,好嗎?
→ pass the hat round/around at hat(6)pass around• The waitress brought our food in two trips, and we started passing things around.• They passed the box around, and we sat there slowly eating the perches out from under the doves.• I suppose it's the same for people who used to pass joints around at parties.• They pass it around behind their backs and must make sure that it is ringing loudly.• More likely Goya passed them around his friends or flipped through the pages.• The midfielders and defenders passed the ball around in their end of the field, 10 or 15 passes at a time.• They paused for grace and then passed the food around, laughing and ragging at one another.• She walks back to her desk, takes out a large yellow box of chocolates and passes them around the room. 28 pass as somebody/something phrasal verbphr v if someone or something can pass as someone or something, they are similar enough to be accepted as that type of person or thing 被以爲是,被當成His French is so good that he can pass as a Frenchman. 他的法語太好了,很可能被當成法國人。
29.pass away phrasal verbphr v MXDIEto die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’ 去世〔委婉說法〕pass away• And we knew we would never pass away.• It didn't hurt so much as it did with my Dad passing away.• Nyrene had sat up with him all night and was with him when he passed away.• They were like ailing friends met at the post office, or greatly missed because they had passed away.• My wife had just passed away, and I didn't want to be around people.• Have you heard? Carl passed away last night.• The party's old guard -- folks like Mo Udall and Dennis DeConcini -- have passed away or moved on long ago. 30 pass by phrasal verbphr v a) pass by (somebody/something)GO to go past a person, place, vehicle etc 經過(某人/某事物)They all waved as they passed by. 他們經過時都揮手致意。
Will you be passing by the supermarket on your way home? 你回家的路上經過超級市場嗎?
→ passerby b) pass somebody bySATISFIED if something passes you by, it happens but you are not involved in it 發生但未影響某人She felt that life was passing her by. 她覺得自己未受到生活的眷顧。
pass by• I want to call out bravely, the way little children in the countryside used to exclaim when we passed by.• It isn't something you could pass by and not notice.• It had clearly passed by the inhabitants of this quiet corner of Picardy.• Longest Night had passed by without incident, and Chater had not returned until mid-January. pass by (somebody/something)• I want to call out bravely, the way little children in the countryside used to exclaim when we passed by.• It isn't something you could pass by and not notice.• Three, in one form or another, are still in the budget bill passed by Congress and vetoed by President Clinton.• That day at the office seemed to pass by in an even more dreamlike fashion than usual.• It had clearly passed by the inhabitants of this quiet corner of Picardy.• Also, the House rejected a measure, passed by the Senate Tuesday, to reopen closed government offices.• But the positive interest of an agent is some guarantee that your work is not passing by unnoticed.• Longest Night had passed by without incident, and Chater had not returned until mid-January. pass somebody by• He ended up a bitter old man who felt that life had somehow passed him by.• Seize opportunities while you can -- don't let them pass you by.• Sometimes I feel that all the best things in life are passing me by. 31 pass something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v SEGIVEto give or teach something to people who are younger than you or live after you 把…傳給後人;把…往下傳be passed down (from somebody) to somebodyThe tradition has been passed down from father to son for generations. 這一傳統由父傳子,世代相傳。
n Grammar Pass down is usually passive.
be passed down (from somebody) to somebody• These remedies have been passed down from generation to generation. 32 pass for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v SAMEif something passes for another thing, it is so similar to that thing that people think that is what it is 被看[當]成,被認爲是With my hair cut short, I could have passed for a boy. 我要是把頭發剪短,或許會被當成男孩。
33 pass off phrasal verbphr v a) pass off well/badly etcWAY/MANNER if an event passes off well, badly etc, it happens in that way 進行順利/不順利等The visit passed off without any serious incidents. 這次訪問沒有發生太大的意外。
b) pass somebody/something off as something to make people think that someone or something is another thing 把某人/某物冒充爲… 假稱某人/某物是…They bought up pieces of old furniture and passed them off as valuable antiques. 他們收購舊家具,然後假稱它們是值錢的古董。
He passed himself off as a doctor. 他謊稱自己是醫生。
pass somebody/something off as something• This is the kind of thing a man who passes himself off as a fashion consultant can be expected to know.• As a childless wife can only suffer, there would be no point in passing an intersexual off as a woman.• Though the doubt is really an expression of not-being-committed, it passes itself off as an excuse for not-committing.• Equally, it is an offence for a private company to pass itself off as being a public company and viceversa.• I wonder how many years unqualified people could pass themselves off as consultant thoracic surgeons, for example, without detection.• They tried to pass the crystals off as diamonds.• Anyone trying to pass these absurdities off as fiction would have been laughed out of Hollywood.• We could go in and pass ourselves off as invited guests by being brazen.• But what more could you expect from the bunch of monkeys trying to pass themselves off as judges?• The agents managed to pass themselves off as wealthy businessmen. 34 pass on phrasal verbphr v a) TELL pass something ↔ on to give someone a piece of information that someone else has given to you 把〔信息〕傳給〔其他人〕pass something ↔ on toShe said she’d pass the message on to the other students. 她說她會把消息傳給其他學生。
b) pass something ↔ on i. MIGIVEto give something, especially a disease, to your children through your genes 把〔尤指疾病〕遺傳給 ii. MIGIVEto give a slight illness to someone else 傳染〔疾病〕 toOne catches the virus and they pass it on to the rest. 一個人感染這種病毒,然後傳染給其餘的人。
c) pass something ↔ onBCOST to make someone else pay the cost of something 把〔費用〕轉嫁pass something ↔ on toAny increase in our costs will have to be passed on to the consumer. 我們增加的任何成本都得轉嫁給消費者。
d) to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’ 去世〔委婉說法〕 pass to• The princess passed on her request to Aladdin, who passed it on to the genie.• Margarett learned the turkey trot from her brother Frank and passed it on to Eddie.• If he survived, those patterns would become eternal, for his genes would pass them on to future generations.• Nobody passed it on to him.• He passes this information on to his boss who is always well prepared for project review meetings.• Rumors come and go and we pass them on to the authorities.• He exuded confidence, and somehow passed that on to the wing.• Yet they passed on the same tradition to their daughters, who then passed it on to their daughters.
pass to• The princess passed on her request to Aladdin, who passed it on to the genie.• Margarett learned the turkey trot from her brother Frank and passed it on to Eddie.• If he survived, those patterns would become eternal, for his genes would pass them on to future generations.• Nobody passed it on to him.• He passes this information on to his boss who is always well prepared for project review meetings.• Rumors come and go and we pass them on to the authorities.• He exuded confidence, and somehow passed that on to the wing.• Yet they passed on the same tradition to their daughters, who then passed it on to their daughters.
35 pass out phrasal verbphr v a) MIUNCONSCIOUSto become unconscious 昏過去,暈倒,失去知覺I nearly passed out when I saw all the blood. 看到那麽多血我差點昏過去。
c) pass something ↔ out to give something, such as books or papers, to everyone in a group 分發某物 SYN hand out, distribute pass out• When I first smoked a cigarette, I almost passed out.• I think the poor guy passed out. It looks like he's had a lot to drink. 36 pass over phrasal verbphr v a) pass somebody ↔ overBE if you are passed over for a job, someone else who is younger or lower in the organization than you is chosen for it 〔某項工作〕不考慮某人,跳過某人This is the second time I’ve been passed over for promotion (=someone else has been given a higher job instead of me). 我這已經是第二次沒有得到升職機會了。
n Grammar Pass over is usually passive in this meaning.
b) pass over somethingIGNORE if you pass over a remark or subject, you do not spend any time discussing it 〔談話中〕忽略某事,對某事不加理會I want to pass over this quite quickly. 這一點我想一帶而過。
I think we’d better pass over that last remark. 我想我們最好不要理會最後那句話。
passed over for promotion• And she was suddenly denied job interviews and passed over for promotion, she said. 37 pass something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v NOT DO somethingto not make use of a chance to do something 放過[放棄,錯過]〔機會〕pass up a chance/opportunity/offerI don’t think you should pass up the opportunity to go to university. 我覺得你不該放棄上大學的機會。
pass up a chance/opportunity/offer• I passed up chances for field goals just to give us a chance to work on that.• Benny wasn't going to pass up an opportunity like this.• To refuse a debate would be to pass up an opportunity to breathe a little new life into democracy.• It passes up a chance to learn and grow.