pass·port /ˈpɑːspɔːt;ˈpæs-/ n. | vt.I n. 1. 护照 show one's passport 出示护照 2. (战时中立国船只的)海上通行证 3. (发给外国人的)过境通行证 4. (使人获得某物或达到某一目的的)保障;手段 A good education is the passport to success. 良好的教育是取得成功的保障。 He views boxing as his passport out of poverty. 他把拳击看作自己摆脱贫困的手段。 II vt. 使有护照,使有通行证 [< Fr passeport safe-conduct, 原义: permission to leave or enter a port]