to come to or toward, then go beyond: to pass by a shop; to pass through town.
to go away; depart: The dizzy feeling will pass in a minute.
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to elapse or slip by; be spent: The day passed very quickly for him.
to come to an end: The crisis soon passed.
to die.
to take place; happen; occur: What passed while I was on vacation?
to go by or move past: The funeral procession passed slowly.
to go about or circulate; be current.
to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute: The facsimile isn't very good but it will pass.
to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, especially to live and be known as a white person although of Black ancestry.
to be transferred or conveyed: The crown passed to the king's nephew.
to be interchanged, as between two persons: Sharp words passed between them.
to undergo transition or conversion: to pass from a solid to a liquid state.
to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully: Of the twenty who took the exam, only twelve passed.
to go unheeded, unchallenged, or unremarked on: He decided to let the insult pass.
to express or pronounce an opinion, judgment, verdict, etc.: Will you pass on the authenticity of this drawing?
to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone.
to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like: The new tax bill finally passed.
Law. to sit: to pass on a case of manslaughter.to adjudicate.to vest title or other legal interest in real or personal property in a new owner.
to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch.
Sports. to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey.
Cards. to forgo one's opportunity to bid, play, etc.to throw in one's hand.
FencingObsolete. to thrust or lunge.
n. 名词 noun
an act of passing.
a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier.
a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier.
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a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river.
a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter.
Military. a military document granting the right to cross lines or to enter or leave a military or naval base or building.written authority given a soldier to leave a station or duty for a specified period of time.
a free ticket or permit: two passes to a concert; a railroad pass.
a single movement, effort, maneuver, etc.: He made a pass at the control tower of the enemy airfield.
Informal. a gesture, action, or remark that is intended to be sexually inviting; amorous overture.a jab or poke with the arm, especially one that misses its mark.
Cards. the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid: There have been two passes and now it's your bid.
a passing of the hand over, along, or before anything.the transference or changing of objects by or as by sleight of hand; a manipulation, as of a juggler.
a particular stage or state of affairs: The economic situation had come to a dreadful pass.
one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine.
Archaic. a witty remark or thrust.
Mining. an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground.
v. 动词组 verb
pass along / through to add to the amount charged a client or customer: Airlines were passing along the sudden increase in fuel prices.
pass away, to cease; end: All this trouble will pass away.to die: He passed away during the night.
pass for / as to be accepted as; be considered: material that passed for silk;The candidate could pass as Latino or Anglo, appealing to both constituencies.
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pass off, to present or offer under false pretenses; dispose of deceptively: to pass off a spurious de Kooning on a gullible buyer.to cause to be accepted or received under a false identity: He passed himself off as a doctor.to cease gradually; end: The headache passed off in the late afternoon.to disregard or ignore.to continue to completion; occur: The meeting passed off without incident.
pass on, to die: The patient passed on after a long illness.
pass over, to disregard; ignore: Just pass over the first part of his letter.to fail to take notice of, consider, or choose: He was passed over for the promotion.
pass up, to refuse or neglect to take advantage of; reject: The opportunity may not come again, so don't pass it up.