pass away
phrasal verbpass away
- (also pass on)to die. People say ‘pass away’ to avoid saying ‘die’.
（婉辞，指去世）亡故 - His mother passed away last year.
他母亲去年去世了。
- His mother passed away last year.
- to stop existing
不复存在；消亡；绝迹 - civilizations that have passed away
不复存在的文明
- civilizations that have passed away