pass
名詞
定義 pass 名詞
result
- B2Countable
A successful result in an examination.
Jonathan Hill obtained two A grade passes in his Advanced Level exams.
You must achieve a pass in all subjects to qualify for graduation.
She was delighted with her pass in her math exam.
- Countable
A successful result in a course or exam where no specific mark is given.
She received a pass in her history course.
The course will only give a pass or fail, no grades will be given.
The school uses a pass or fail system for some courses.
sport
- C2Countable
The action of moving the ball from one player to another within the same team during a sport.
He made a brilliant pass to his teammate.
The quick passes between players helped them score a goal.
Accurate passes are crucial during the game.
permit
- B1Countable
An official document or ticket that grants the right to enter a place or use a specific form of transport.
She presented her employee pass to enter the building.
Please ensure you have your boarding pass with you.
This pass grants you free access to all museums.
- Countable
A document permitting a student to leave a class for a specific reason.
He needed a pass to go to the doctor's office.
The teacher gave her a pass to leave class early.
Students must have a pass to leave the classroom.
route
- Countable
A path or road through or over a range of mountains.
They traveled through the mountain pass to reach the valley.
This path is the only pass to the other side of the mountain range.
This mountain pass is known for its steep sections.
situation
- Singular
A difficult or unpleasant situation.
If matters reach such a pass, we'll have to ask for help.
It's come to a pretty pass when you cannot trust your best friend.
The country has come to a terrible economic pass.
片語 pass 名詞
- make a pass at someone
To initiate flirtatious advances toward someone, typically through suggestive language or actions, with the intention of starting a sexual relationship.
• At the party, he made a pass at her, but she made it clear she wasn't interested.
動詞
定義 pass 動詞
move
- B1TransitiveIntransitive
To move alongside, by, or in relation to a person or object.
I waved to her as she passed me on the street.
The train passed through the station at high speed.
Please drive carefully and only pass when safe.
time
- Transitive
To go beyond a particular point in time.
We should not use products that have passed their expiration date.
A year has passed by quickly.
Years have passed, but his promise remains firm.
- B1Intransitive
When time goes by.
Everything will get better as time passes.
As time passed, he found it easier to forgive her.
Time seems to pass slowly when you have nothing to do.
exceed
- C2Transitive
To exceed something in amount or degree.
The company's sales are expected to pass one million dollars.
The size of the restaurant has passed its initial plan.
The cost of this project has passed the budget.
disappear
- C2Intransitive
To disappear or cease to exist.
This unpleasantness will pass soon, don't worry.
All setbacks will pass.
Her anger will eventually pass.
achieve
- A2TransitiveIntransitive
To achieve a successful result in an exam, course, or other assessment.
She passed all her exams with excellent marks.
They were happy to hear they passed all their courses.
The majority of students passed the final exam.
transfer
- B1Transitive
To give something to someone.
Could you pass me your phone, please?
He passed the envelope to her.
Please pass me the sugar.
sport
- C2TransitiveIntransitive
In sports, to kick, throw, or hit the ball to a teammate.
He passed the ball to his teammate, who scored a goal.
The game started after the captain passed the ball.
Their precise passing skills helped them win the match.
fraud
- Transitive
To give someone false or stolen money without telling them.
He was arrested for passing counterfeit money.
She accidentally passed a stolen credit card.
The police warned the public against passing any forged currency.
activity
- B2Transitive
To do something to avoid boredom during a period of time.
They played games to pass the time.
He read a book to pass the time on the long flight.
The visitors pass their time relaxing on the beach.
approval
- B2Transitive
When an official group of people give approval to something, typically by voting to make it law.
The committee voted to pass the new policy.
The government passed a new law to protect wildlife.
The proposal was passed without any objections.
body
- Transitiveformal
To remove waste from the body.
The patient was unable to pass urine.
The body must efficiently pass waste.
The doctor is monitoring whether the patient can pass stool normally.
skip
- Intransitive
To choose not to play in a part of a game or not to answer a question in a quiz.
When it's your turn, you can play a card or pass.
I decided to pass, since I was not sure of the answer.
I chose to pass on this question in the quiz.
transition
- IntransitiveVerb + adv/prep
To transition from one state to another.
Water passes from a solid state to a liquid state when heated.
Over time, his fear passed into anger.
A caterpillar passes into a butterfly.
片語 pass 動詞
- pass blood
To have the presence of blood in one's urine or feces.
• If you notice that you are passing blood, please seek medical attention immediately.
- pass sentence
To officially declare, as a judge, the specific punishment assigned to a convicted criminal.
• The judge will pass sentence on the defendant today.
- pass judgment, comment, etc.
To express an opinion or evaluation about something, especially concerning someone's actions or conduct.
• After learning of all his misdeeds, it was hard not to pass judgment on him.
成語
- pass the time of day
To engage in a brief and casual conversation with someone.
• Every morning, I pass the time of day with my neighbors.
- pass water
A polite way to say that someone is urinating.
• The old gentleman said he needed to 'pass water'.
- pass (all) belief
To be so extraordinary or unlikely that it is hard to believe; extremely difficult to accept as true.
• It passes all belief that he failed the exam.
- pass muster
to meet the required standard or level of acceptance.
• After several revisions, the project proposal finally passed muster.
- pass the hat around/round
To solicit financial contributions from a group of people or organizations.
• To help the homeless family, we decided to pass the hat around.
片語動詞 pass
- pass away
a respectful term used to mean 'die'
• Her grandfather passed away last night, and it was a tremendous blow for her.
- pass on
a polite way to refer to someone dying
• She was heartbroken when she heard the news that he had passed on.
- pass off
to take place or occur
• The concert will pass off next Friday.
- pass something on
to convey information received from another person to someone else
• I will pass your message on to him.
- pass something around
to distribute or present something to each individual within a group
• During the meeting, they passed the report around to each member.
- pass something off as something
to falsely claim that something is a certain thing when it actually is not
• He tried to pass his inferior product off as a high-end brand.
- pass something out
to distribute an item to each individual in a group
• The teacher passed out the exam papers to each student in the class.
- pass something down
to convey or bequeath something to individuals who will outlive you
• This book was passed down from his grandfather, containing many family stories.
- pass something up
to neglect to utilize an opportunity
• He didn't want to pass up the opportunity for a promotion, so he decided to attend the interview.
- pass out
to lose consciousness briefly, such as when ill, injured, or intoxicated
• He passed out from exhaustion while running.
- pass someone/something over
to disregard or overlook someone or something
• He passed her nomination over when selecting team members.
- pass as someone/something
to be recognized or accepted as something
• He could easily pass as a professional artist.
- pass someone by
When an event or opportunity occurs without you noticing or benefiting from it.
• If he doesn't actively participate in the event, the opportunity will pass him by.
- pass on something
to decline an opportunity or choose not to engage in something
• She decided to pass on the promotion opportunity because she wanted to focus on her family life.