phrasal verbphr vSEGIVEto give or teach something to people who are younger than you or live after you 把…传给后人;把…往下传
be passed down (from somebody) to somebody
The tradition has been passed down from father to son for generations.
这一传统由父传子,世代相传。
nGrammar
Pass down is usually passive.
Examples from the Corpus
pass down• But Andre Hastings dropped a pass on first down.• The bridge leading out of the pass was down.• But dutifully she passed the bundle down into Rachaela's coldwhitearms.• Third play, hit hard while passing, tossed down like airportluggage.• This procedure was undertaken by passing a guidewire down the drainagecatheter under radiological control.• For a moment he stood gazing balefully at the Corsican's back as he turned away to pass on down the line.• Shortly after that we came over the top of the pass and started down towards the coast.• Both passed wisdom down with complexlanguage.
be passed down (from somebody) to somebody• These remedies have been passed down from generation togeneration.