pass
verb
noun
pɑːs verb
1
GO PAST
经过
to come up to a particular place, person, or object and go past them 经过，越过 I,T
The crowd parted to let the truck pass.
人群分开让卡车通过。
He gave me a smile as he passed.
他经过时对我微笑了一下。
We passed a group of students outside the theatre.
我们在戏院外从一群学生身旁经过。
I pass the sports centre on the way to work.
我上班的路上经过体育中心。
2
MOVE/GO
移动/行进
to go or travel along or through a place 前行，穿过 I always + adv/prep
He passed along the corridor to a small room at the back of the building.
他穿过走廊来到大楼后面的一间小屋。
We passed through the gates into a courtyard behind.
我们穿过几道门进了后面的院子。
We were just passing through (=travelling through a place) and thought we’d drop in to see you.
我们正好经过，于是就想到顺便来看看你。
3
PUT
放
to put something around, through, or across something else 使环绕; 使穿过 T always + adv/prep
He passed the rope carefully around the post.
他把绳子小心地绕在柱子上。
4
ROAD/RIVER ETC
道路/河流等
a road, river, or railway line that passes a place goes through or near the place 经过，通过，穿过 I always + adv/prep, T
The road passes right through the town centre.
那条路正好穿过镇中心。
The main railway line passes just north of Manchester.
那条铁路干线经过曼彻斯特北面不远处。
5
GIVE
给
to hold something in your hand and give it to someone else 给; 递; 传递 T
Pass the salt, please.
请把盐递过来。
pass sb sth
Can you pass me that bag by your feet?
能把你脚边的那个包递给我吗？
pass sth to sb
She passed a cup of tea to the headmaster.
她递给校长一杯茶。
I passed the note back to her.
我把纸条递还给她。
6
GIVE INFORMATION
提供信息
to give information or a job to another person so that they can deal with it 把〔信息或工作〕转给某人〔以便处理〕 T always + adv/prep
pass sth (on/over/back) to sb
I’ll pass the information on to our sales department.
我会把信息转给我们的销售部。
They’ve passed the enquiry over to the police.
他们把询问事宜转给了警方处理。
7
TIME
时间
a. if time passes, it goes by b. if you pass time or pass your life in a particular way, you spend it in that way It is more usual to say that you time doing something than you ‘pass time’ doing something. spend time doing 比 pass time doing 更常用 I T
The days passed slowly.
日子慢慢地过去。
She became more ambitious as the years passed.
一年年过去，她变得愈加雄心勃勃。
They sat in silence while the minutes passed.
时间一分一秒地过去，他们坐在那里沉默不语。
Hardly a day passes without more bad news about the economy (=there is bad news almost every day) .
几乎每天都传出经济方面的坏消息。
We passed the winter pleasantly enough.
我们相当愉快地度过了那个冬季。
We played cards to pass the time (=to help us stop feeling bored) .
我们打扑克牌消磨时间。
I spent (NOT 不说 passed) the whole day watching TV.
我一整天都在看电视。
8
EXAM/TEST
考试/测试
a. to succeed in an examination or test b. to officially decide that someone has succeeded in an examination or test 让〔某人〕通过考试 （测试 ）; I,T T
Did you pass all your exams?
你考试都及格了吗？
He hasn’t passed his driving test yet.
他还没有通过驾照考试。
She passed with flying colours (=got very high marks) .
她以非常高的分数通过了。
The examiners will only pass you if they feel that you have done the work properly.
只有考官认为你把工作做好了他们才会让你通过考试。
9
LAW/PROPOSAL
法律/提案
a. to officially accept a law or proposal, especially by voting b. if a law or proposal passes an official group, it is officially accepted by that group [尤美] 〔法律、提案等〕被…接受，（被）通过 T I,T | especially AmE
Plans to extend the hotel have now been passed.
扩建酒店的计划现已获得通过。
The motion was passed by 16 votes to 11.
那项动议以 16 票对 11 票获得通过。
pass a law/bill/act
The first Transport Act was passed in 1907.
首个交通法令于 1907 年通过。
The government has passed new legislation to protect consumers.
为保护消费者政府通过了新的法律。
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution asking the two countries to resume peace negotiations.
联合国安全理事会通过了一项决议，敦促两国重新开始和平谈判。
The bill failed to pass the House of Representatives.
那项法案没有被众议院通过。
10
HAPPEN
发生
if something passes between people, they speak to each other or do something together [书面] 交流，交换 I always + adv/prep | written
[+ between ]
A glance of recognition passed between them.
他们对视了一下，似乎相互认识。
Please say nothing of what has passed here today.
今天大家在这里说的一切请严格保。
11
SAY
说话
to say something that gives your opinion 发表评论/意见
I’m afraid I can’t pass any comment on this matter.
关于这件事我恐怕无可奉告。
He passed some remark about doctors being paid too much.
他说了一些关于医生收入过高的话。
12
let sth pass
12. to deliberately not say anything when someone says or does something that you do not like 对某事物不予理会 （不加追究 ）
Carla made some comment about my work but I decided to let it pass .
卡拉对我的工作作了一些评论，但我决定不予理会。
13
END
结束
to end or stop 停止 I
After a couple of hours the storm passed.
几小时以后暴风雨停止了。
The feeling of sickness soon passed.
恶心的感觉很快就过去了。
14
SPORT
体育运动
to kick, throw, or hit a ball to a member of your own team during a game 〔给己方队员〕传（球） I,T
[+ to ]
He passed to Beckham on the edge of the penalty area.
他把球传给在禁区边缘的贝克汉姆。
pass sth to sb
Are you allowed to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper?
允许把球回传给守门员吗？
15
MORE THAN
多于
to become more than a particular number or amount 超过〔某个具体数量〕 T
The number of unemployed has passed the two million mark for the first time.
失业人数首次突破二百万大关。
16
pass unnoticed
16. to happen without anyone noticing or saying anything 不被注意地发生
His resignation passed largely unnoticed.
他悄悄地辞了职。
17
pass the time of day (with sb)
17. to talk to someone for a short time in order to be friendly （与某人）寒暄
18
CHANGE CONTROL
改变控制权
to change from being controlled or owned by one person to being controlled or owned by someone else [正式] 〔控制权或所有权〕转移，转让 I always + prep | formal
[+ to ]
The land will pass to my son when I die.
我死后土地归我儿子所有。
Control of these services has now passed into the hands of the local authorities.
这些机构现在转由地方当局管理。
19
CHANGE
变化
to change from one state or condition into another [正式] 转变，转化 I always + prep | formal
[+ from/to ]
The chemical passes from a liquid to a solid state during the cooling process.
这种化学物质在冷却过程中由液态转化为固态。
20
pass (a) sentence (on sb)
20. to officially decide how a criminal will be punished, and to announce what the punishment will be 判处（某人）〔某刑罚〕
Judges no longer have the power to pass the death sentence.
法官们再也无权判处犯人死刑。
21
pass judgment (on sb)
21. to give your opinion about someone’s behaviour （对某人）作出评论
I don’t want to pass judgment on my colleagues.
我不想评论我的同事。
22
GIVE NO ANSWER
不予回答
to give no answer to a question because you do not know the answer 不知道; 〔因不知道答案而〕略过 I
‘Who won the World Cup in 1998?’ ‘Pass.’
“1998 年谁赢了世界杯？”“过。”
23
NOT ACCEPT
不接受
to not accept an invitation or offer 拒绝邀请 （提议） I
[+ on ]
I’m afraid I’ll have to pass on that offer of coffee.
喝咖啡还是免了吧。
24
not pass sb’s lips
24. a. used to say that someone does not talk about something that is secret 不说出〔秘密〕: b. used to say that someone does not eat or drink a particular thing 不吃; 不喝 humorous
Don’t worry. Not a word of this will pass my lips.
别担心，这件事我一个字也不会说出去。
Not a drop of liquor has passed my lips.
我滴酒不沾。
25
WASTE MATTER
废物
to let out a waste substance from your BLADDER or BOWELS [医] 排泄 T | medical
See your doctor immediately if you pass any blood.
如果便中有血要马上去看医生。
He was having difficulty passing water (=letting out URINE) .
他排尿困难。
26
come to pass
26. to happen [文或圣经] 发生 literary or biblical
27 to offer or show something to each person in a group 分发; 传阅
Pass the cookies around, would you?
请把小甜饼分发给大家，好吗？
28 if someone or something can pass as someone or something, they are similar enough to be accepted as that type of person or thing 被以为是，被当作
His French is so good that he can pass as a Frenchman.
他的法语太好了，很可能被当作法国人。
29 to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’ 去世〔委婉说法〕
30
pass by (sb/sth)
to go past a person, place, vehicle etc 经过（某人/某事物）
They all waved as they passed by.
他们经过时都挥手致意。
Will you be passing by the supermarket on your way home?
你回家的路上会经过超级市场吗？
31
pass sb by
if something passes you by, it happens but you are not involved in it 发生但未影响某人
She felt that life was passing her by.
她觉得自己未受到生活的眷顾。
32 to give or teach something to people who are younger than you or live after you 把某事物传给后人; 把某事物往下传
pass sth down (from sb) to sb
The tradition has been passed down from father to son for generations.
这一传统由父传子，世代相传。
33 if something passes for another thing, it is so similar to that thing that people think that is what it is 被看 （当 ）作，被认为是
With my hair cut short, I could have passed for a boy.
我要是把头发剪短，或许会被当作是一个男孩。
34
pass off well/badly etc
if an event passes off well, badly etc, it happens in that way 进行顺利/不顺利等
The visit passed off without any serious incidents.
这次访问没有发生太大的意外。
35
pass sb/sth off as sth
to make people think that someone or something is another thing 把某人/某物冒充为某物，假称某人/某物是某物
They bought up pieces of old furniture and passed them off as valuable antiques.
他们收购旧家具，然后假称它们是值钱的古董。
He passed himself off as a doctor.
他谎称自己是医生。
36
pass sth on
↔ to give someone a piece of information that someone else has given to you 把〔信息〕传给〔其他人〕
[+ to ]
She said she’d pass the message on to the other students.
她说她会把消息传给其他学生。
37
pass sth on
↔ a. to give something, especially a disease, to your children through your GENES b. to give a slight illness to someone else 传染〔疾病〕
[+ to ]
One catches the virus and they pass it on to the rest.
一个人感染这种病毒然后传染给其余的人。
38
pass sth on
↔ to make someone else pay the cost of something 把〔费用〕转嫁
[+ to ]
Any increase in our costs will have to be passed on to the consumer.
我们的成本只要有提高都得转嫁给消费者。
39 to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’ 去世〔委婉说法〕
40 to become unconscious 昏过去，晕倒，失去知觉
I nearly passed out when I saw all the blood.
看到那么多血我差点昏过去。
41 to finish a course of study at a military school or police college [尤英] 〔从军校或警校〕毕业 especially BrE
42
pass sth out
↔ to give something, such as books or papers, to everyone in a group 分发某物;
43
pass sb over
↔ if you pass someone over for a job, you choose someone else who is younger or lower in the organization than them 〔就某项工作〕对某人不加考虑 usually in passive 一般用被动态
This is the second time I’ve been passed over for promotion (=someone else has been given a higher job instead of me) .
我这已经是第二次没有得到升职机会了。
44
pass over sth
if you pass over a remark or subject, you do not spend any time discussing it 〔谈话中〕忽略某事，对某事不加理会
I want to pass over this quite quickly.
这一点我想一带而过。
I think we’d better pass over that last remark.
我想我们最好不理会最后那句话。
45 to not make use of a chance to do something 放过 （放弃，错过 ）〔机会〕
pass up a chance/opportunity/offer
I don’t think you should pass up the opportunity to go to university.
我觉得你不该放弃上大学的机会。
noun
46
DOCUMENT
文件
an official piece of paper which shows that you are allowed to enter a building or travel on something without paying 出入证，通行证;（免费）乘车证
The guard checked our passes.
警卫检查了我们的通行证。
They issued us with free passes to the theatre.
他们发给我们那家剧院的免费入场券。
You can buy a cheap one-day bus pass .
你可以买一张便宜的一天有效的公共汽车乘车证。
47
EXAM/TEST
考试/测试
a successful result in an examination （考试）及格;
You will need at least three passes to get onto the course.
你至少需要三门及格才能上这门课。
[+ in ]
Did you get a pass in English?
你英语考试及格了吗？
The pass mark (=the mark you need to be successful) is 55%.
及格分数是 55 分。
48
SPORT
体育运动
when you kick, throw, or hit a ball to another member of your team during a game 传球
That was a brilliant pass by Holden.
那是霍尔登的一记精彩传球。
49
make a pass at sb
to try to kiss or touch another person with the intention of starting a sexual relationship with them [非正式] 挑逗某人，撩拨某人 informal
50
ROAD/PATH
道路/小路
a high road or path that goes between mountains to the other side 山道，山口
a narrow, winding mountain pass
狭窄蜿蜒的山道
51
STAGE
阶段
one part of a process that involves dealing with the whole of a group or thing several times 轮，回
On the first pass we eliminated all the candidates who didn’t have the right experience.
第一轮我们淘汰了所有不具备相关经验的候选人。
52
AIRCRAFT
飞行器
a movement in which an aircraft flies once over a place which it is attacking 〔飞机等在攻击目标上空的〕飞越
53
come to a pretty/sorry pass
if things have come to a pretty or sorry pass, a situation has become very bad [过时，非正式] 处境糟糕 old-fashioned informal