| 单词 | pass |
| 释义 | pass pass /; AmE / verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to accept a proposal, law, etc. by voting: The tax reform was passed by 360 votes to 280. The industry has passed a code to standardize manufacturing practices.
2 to become greater than a particular total: Unemployment has now passed the three million mark.
3 to examine sb/sth and decide that they are/it is good enough or acceptable: The committee has now passed the final bonus figures. OPP FAIL
IDIOMS
pass a dividend (Finance ) to pay no dividend (= a payment to shareholders) in a particular period of time: The company announced it will have to pass its dividend as profits have been lower than expected.
PHRASAL VERBS
pass sth along (to sb) (especially AmE) = PASS STH ON (TO SB) ⇨ PASS-ALONG
pass sth off as sth (Law ) to dishonestly pretend that something is something different: Cheaply made goods were passed off as designer clothes. PASSING OFF
pass sth on (to sb) (also pass sth along (to sb) pass sth through (to sb), both especially in AmE) to transfer sth, such as a higher or lower cost, to sb else: Will the higher wage costs be absorbed or passed on? He believes the company can make savings it can pass along to its customers in lower prices. SYN HAND STH ON
pass over sb to not give sb a promotion in a job, especially when they deserve it or think that they deserve it: He was passed over in favour of a younger man. HELP NOTE A noun must always follow over, but a pronoun comes between the verb and over.
pass sth through (to sb) (especially AmE) = PASS STH ON (TO SB) ⇨ PASS-THROUGH
■ noun [C]
an official document or ticket that shows you have the right to enter or leave a place, to travel, etc: Please show your visitor's pass at Reception. Nobody can be admitted to the building without a pass.
a press/security/visitor's pass ◆ a boarding/parking pass ◆ a one-day/temporary pass ◆ to issue/produce/show your pass |
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