1PGOa small officialdocument that you get from your government, that proves who you are, and which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries 护照
I have an Irish passport.
我持爱尔兰护照。
They need to check that your passport is in order.
他们要检查一下你的护照是否有效。
2passport to success/health/romance etcWAY/METHODsomething that makes it easy for you to achievesuccess, good health etc 获取成功/健康/爱情等的通行证
She saw a good diet as a passport to good health.
她认为合理饮食能带来健康。
Don’t assume that winning a talent contest is a passport to success.
不要以为在才艺比赛中得了奖今后就一定会成功。
Examples from the Corpus
passport to success/health/romance etc• We live in an increasingly competitive world where good qualifications are a passport to success.• Finally, don't assumewinning a talentcontest is a passport to success.• The UnionJack will be our passport to romance.• Early on he learned - the hard way - that it was the passport to success.
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have/hold a passport 有/持护照
I have a Canadian passport.
我持加拿大护照。
apply for a passport 申请护照
You can apply for an Italian passport if your parents are Italian.
如果父母是意大利人,可以去申请意大利护照。
get a passport (also obtain a passport formal) 拿到护照
nIt took quite a long time to get a new passport.
renew a passport 更新护照
nI'd forgotten to renew my passport.
ntravel on a passport
The men were convicted of travelling on a false passport.
adjectives
a British/American etc passport 英国/美国等护照
She was born in India but has a British passport.
她出生在印度,但有英国护照。
a valid passport (=one that is officially acceptable) 有效的护照
For travel abroad, you must have a valid passport.
出国旅行必须拥有有效护照。
a false/forged passport (also a fake passport informal) 假护照
nHe used a false passport to enter Kenya.
passport + NOUN
a passport photograph/photo 护照照片
a passport holder (=someone who has a passport) 护照持有人
nBritish passport holders must obtain a visa before entering the country.
a small book containing a person’s name and photograph, given by a government to a citizen. It proves who the person is and allows them to leave or enter countries
Originpassport
(1400-1500)Frenchpasseport, from passer ( → PASS1) + port ( → PORT)
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PASSPORT | PASSPORT + VERB | PASSPORT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤valid有效護照➤full (BrE) 完全護照◇a full British passport (= one showing that sb has all the rights of British citizenship)一本英國公民完全護照➤fake, false, forged假護照;偽造的護照➤➤Canadian, Mexican, Swiss, etc.加拿大、墨西哥、瑞士等護照➤foreign外國護照➤diplomatic外交護照➤biometric, machine-readable生物特徵識別護照;機讀護照◇The European Parliament voted to adopt biometric passports.歐洲議會表決採用生物特徵識別護照。VERB + PASSPORT➤apply for申請護照➤renew將護照延期➤get, obtain取得護照➤be in possession of, carry, have, hold, travel on持有護照;持護照旅行◇I usually travel on my Irish passport.我通常用我的愛爾蘭護照旅行。➤give sb, issue sb, issue sb with發給某人護照➤ask for要求出示護照➤hand sb, produce, show (sb)把護照給某人看;向(某人)出示護照◇You have to show your passport at the border.在邊境必須出示護照。➤check檢查護照➤stamp在護照上蓋章➤hand back, hand over遞還護照◇He examined my face carefully before handing back my passport.他仔細端詳我的相貌,然後把護照還給了我。➤surrender交出護照◇The Embassy made him surrender his passport.大使館讓他交出了護照。➤confiscate, seize沒收/扣押護照➤steal盜竊護照PASSPORT + VERB➤be valid護照有效➤expire護照過期PASSPORT + NOUN➤photo, photograph, picture護照上的照片➤number護照編號➤holder護照持有人➤agency, office護照辦事處/辦理處◇the UK Passport Agency英國護照辦事處➤control護照查驗處◇These sensors will cut the delays at passport control.這些傳感器將減少護照查驗的耽擱。➤application護照申請PREPOSITION➤passport into (figurative) 進入⋯的手段◇The gold medal is his passport into professional boxing.這塊金牌是他進入職業拳擊的通行證。➤passport to (figurative) 取得⋯的保障◇A high score in the test is a passport to success.此項測試取得的高分是通向成功的保障。