passage
['pæs.ɪdʒ] noun
CONNECTING WAY 通道
ADVANCED countable (also passageway)
■a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path which connects places 过道，走廊•A narrow passage led directly through the house into the garden.一条狭窄的通道直接从房子通向花园。 •The bathroom's on the right at the end of the passage.浴室在走廊尽头的右边。 countable
■a hollow part of the body through which something goes （体内的）管道，通道•the nasal passages鼻腔 •the anal passage肛门通道；肛道
['pæs.ɪdʒ] noun
PART 部分
ADVANCED countable
■a short piece of writing or music which is part of a larger piece of work （文章的）段落；（音乐的）乐节•Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published.该书出版前，书中有几段文字被刊载在一份全国性的报纸上。
['pæs.ɪdʒ] noun
TRAVEL 旅行
uncountable formal
■travel, especially as a way of escape 旅行；（尤指）转移•The gunman then took a hostage and demanded a plane and safe passage to an unspecified destination.持枪歹徒随后劫持了一名人质，要求派飞机把他安全送到某个未指明的目的地。 only singular old-fashioned
■a journey, especially over the sea （尤指海上的）旅程，航程•He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro.他订了去里约热内卢的船票。 work your passage old-fashioned
■to do work on a ship during your journey instead of paying for a ticket 在船上做工以抵偿船费
['pæs.ɪdʒ] noun
MOVEMENT 移动
uncountable
■an act of moving through somewhere 通过，穿过•Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere.许多流星在穿越大气层时会分解。 •The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory.该政府禁止外国军队和飞机穿越其领土和领空。
['pæs.ɪdʒ] noun
TIME 时间
the passage of time literary
■the action of time going past 时间的流逝•Memories fade with the passage of time.随着时间的流逝，记忆会慢慢褪去。
['pæs.ɪdʒ] noun
LAW 法律
uncountable formal
■the official approval of something, especially a new law （尤指新法律的）通过•He again urged passage of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.他再次敦促通过一项宪法修正案，把人工流产定为非法。 |