pass是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her -- 經過，路過

  • I passed him on the stairs this morning. 今天早上我在樓梯上與他擦肩而過。

  • You should only pass a slower vehicle if it is safe to do so. 只有在安全的情況下，你才應該超越較慢的車輛。

  • If you pass a supermarket, could you get me some milk? 你若是路過超市的話，幫我買些牛奶好嗎？

  • I was just passing by (= going past the place where you are), so I thought I'd drop in for a chat. 我正好路過，所以想進來聊聊。

  • A momentary look of anxiety passed across his face. 他臉上閃過一絲焦慮的神情。

  • A cloud passed over the sun. 一朵雲飄過，遮住了太陽。

  • Don't buy goods that have passed their sell-by date. 不要購買過了銷售期限的商品。

  • The company's turnover is expected to pass the $10 million mark by the end of this year. 公司營業額預計將在今年年底超過一千萬美元大關。

  • Don't worry, his depression is only temporary - it'll soon pass. 別擔心，他的消沉只是暫時的——很快就會過去。

• 1 to be successful in an exam, course, etc. -- 通過（考試、課程等）

  • Guess what? I've passed my driving test! 你猜怎麼了？我通過駕駛考試了！

  • The exam is so hard that only five percent of all applicants pass. 考試太難了，所有考生中只有5%通過。

• 2 to give something to someone -- 傳遞，傳送

  • Could you pass the salt please? 你能把鹽遞給我嗎？

  • I asked if I could see the letter, so she passed it to me reluctantly. 我問能不能看看那封信，她很不情願地遞給我。

  • [ + two objects ] Gerald passed me the note./Gerald passed the note to me. 傑拉爾德把便條遞給我。

  • Genes are the means by which parents' characteristics are passed on to their children. 基因是一系列的遺傳指令，父母的特徵透過它們遺傳給子女。

  • [ + two objects ] I haven't trusted him since he passed me a forged $100 bill. 自從他給了我一張100美元的假鈔後，我就不信任他了。

  • She was arrested for passing stolen cheques. 她因使用偷來的支票而被捕。

• 3 When time passes, it goes past. -- （時間）推移，流逝

  • Time seems to pass (by) so slowly when you're bored. 百無聊賴時，時間似乎過得很慢。

  • I was a little worried about the party, but the evening passed without any great disasters. 我有點為晚會擔心，但是一個晚上過去了，並沒有出甚麼大紕漏。

  • The visitors pass their days swimming, windsurfing, and playing volleyball. 遊客藉游泳、玩風浪板和打排球來消磨時間。

• 4 (of an official group of people) to give approval to something, especially by voting to make it law -- 通過，批准

  • The government passed a law to restrict the sale of guns. 政府通過了一項限制槍械買賣的法律。

  • The food supplement had been passed as safe for human consumption. 這種食品添加物通過了檢測，適合食用。

• 5 to express a judgment or opinion about something, especially someone else's behaviour -- 作出評判／評論等

  • As a convicted criminal, he's in no position to pass judgment (on the rest of us). 他是已定罪的罪犯，沒資格（對我們其他人）品頭論足。

• 6 to remove waste from the body -- 排泄，分泌

  • to pass urine 排尿

  • If you pass blood, you should go and see your doctor. 如果你有便血的話就應該就醫。

• 7 to choose not to play in a part of a game or not to answer a question in a quiz -- （紙牌遊戲中不出牌或競賽中不回答問題時的用語）過

• 8 to change from one state to another -- （狀態）變化，轉化

  • Wax passes from solid to liquid when you heat it. 蠟受熱後會從固體變成液體。

• 9 a successful result in an exam -- （考試）及格，通過

  • Jon Hill achieved two grade A passes at A-level. 喬‧希爾在高級證書考試中取得了 A 等成績。

  • I got a pass in my Literature course. 我修習的文學課程考試及格了。

• 10 a movement of the ball from one player to another member of the same team in a team sport -- 傳球（動作）

• 11 an official document or ticket showing that you have the right to go somewhere or use a particular form of transport -- 通行證，出入證；乘車證

  • a bus pass 公共汽車乘車證

  • a boarding pass 登機證

  • My guest pass allows me to use the club's facilities free of charge. 我有貴賓證，可以免費使用該俱樂部的設施。

  • She had a pass to go to the library. 她得到許可離開課堂去圖書館。

• 12 a path or road between or over mountains -- 山路，山口；要隘

  • a mountain pass 山口

• 13 a difficult or unpleasant condition -- 困境，令人不快的境遇

  • If I'd been aware things had reached such a pass, I'd have told the police. 我要是知道事情已到了這步田地，早就報警了。

  • UK It's come to a pretty pass (= it's a bad situation) when you can't even have a few quiet drinks with some friends. 當你連和幾個朋友安靜地喝幾杯也不行時，處境就真是糟透了。

• 14 to speak to or touch someone in a way that shows you would like to start a sexual relationship with them -- 與（某人）調情；勾引（某人）