passport
UK ['pɑ:s.pɔ:t] US ['pæs.pɔ:rt] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■an official document containing personal information and usually a photograph which allows a person to travel to foreign countries and to prove who they are 护照•Many refugees have arrived at the border without passports.许多难民到达边境时身上没有护照。 •He was a German, travelling on a Swiss passport.他是个德国人，持瑞士护照旅行。 •passport control (= the examining of travellers' passports)护照检查 •a passport photo护照照片 a passport to sth
■a certain way of getting something you want 获取…的手段•Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.许多学生选择学商，只因它似乎是找到好工作的一种手段。 •Beauty alone can be a passport to success.人们单凭美貌也可能获得成功。 |