plural passages
plural passages
Learner's definition of PASSAGE
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[count] : a long, narrow space that connects one place to another通道；走廊 2
[count] : a narrow space that people or things can move through小径；狭窄的通道 -
We squeezed through a narrow passage between the rocks.我们从岩石间狭窄的通道勉强通过。
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Special ships clear passages through the ice.专用船只在冰上开出通道。
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The medicine makes breathing easier by opening nasal passages.这种药物使鼻腔通畅，从而使呼吸更容易。
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: an act of moving or passing from one place or state to another通过；经过；度过 [noncount]
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They controlled the passage of goods through their territory.他们控制着经过他们领土的货物通道。
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He guaranteed us safe passage. [=he promised that we could safely travel through the area]他保证我们安全通过。
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the passage of food through the digestive system食物经过消化系统的过程
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the passage of air into and out of the lungs空气吸入和呼出肺部
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the passage from life to death从生到死的过程
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the passage of the seasons季节的更替
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He left after the passage of a few hours.几个小时过后他离开了。
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With the passage of time, the number of children suffering with the disease has decreased dramatically.随着时间的推移，罹患这种疾病的儿童数量大幅减少。
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— see also rite of passage 4 [count]
a : a usually short section of a book, poem, speech, etc.段落；章节 -
He quoted a passage from the Bible.他引用了《圣经》中的一段话。
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The book's main theme is reflected in the following passage.这本书的主题在下一段落中得到反映。
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long descriptive passages大段的描述性章节
b : a usually short section of a piece of music乐段 5
: an act of officially approving a bill, law, etc.通过（议案、法律等） [noncount]
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The passage [=enactment] of this law will save lives.这部法律的通过会挽救很多生命。
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the passage of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution通过《美国宪法第25修正案》
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government leaders who are determined to get passage of their bills决心使自己提出的议案获得通过的政府领导人
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6 old-fashioned
a [count] : a voyage or journey usually on a boat航行 b [noncount] : the right to travel on a boat, airplane, etc.船票；机票；车票