- no obj., with adverbial of direction move in a specified direction经过, 穿过：
he passed through towns and villages
他穿过市镇和村庄
the shells from the Allied guns were passing very low overhead.
盟军的炮弹就在头顶上空飞过。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction cause (something) to move or lie in a specified direction or position使经过, 使穿过, 使通过：
he passed a weary hand across his forehead
他那疲惫的手掠过前额
pass an electric current through it.
使其通电。
- change from one state or condition to another转变, 改变：
homes which have passed from public to private ownership.
已经由公有转为私有的居民住宅。
- no obj. die (used euphemistically)〈婉〉逝世, 死亡, 亡故：
she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
她是在睡眠中安详逝世的。
- with obj. go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding经过, 通过; 超过, 越过：
on the way to the tube station she passed a cinema
去地铁站的路上她经过了一家电影院
the two vehicles had no room to pass each other
这两辆车因路面太窄而无法交会通过
no obj. we will not let you pass.我们是不会让你过去的。
- go beyond the limits of; surpass; exceed超越, 越过; 赶超：
the Portuguese trade passed its peak in the 1760s
葡萄牙的贸易量在18世纪60年代达到了历史最高水平
this item has passed its sell-by date.
这一商品已经超过保质期。
- Tennis hit a winning shot past (an opponent)【网球】给（对方）超身球。
- no obj.(of time or a point in time) elapse; go by（时间, 时间点）度过, 消逝, 流逝：
the day and night passed slowly
时光过得很慢
the moment had passed.
这样的时刻已经过去了。
- happen; be done or said发生; 做完, 说过：
not another word passed between them
他们之间再没有说过一句话
with complement this fact has passed almost unnoticed.事情发生后几乎没有人注意到。
- with obj. spend or use up (a period of time)度过, 用完（一段时间）：
this was how they passed the time.
这就是他们消磨时光的方式。
- come to an end结束, 完结, 终止：
the danger had passed.
危险已经过去了。
- with obj. and usu. with adverbial of direction transfer (something) to someone, especially by handing or bequeathing it to the next person in a series传递, 传送; 转移：
your letter has been passed to Mr Rich for action
你的信函已经交给里奇先生以便采取行动
pass the milk
把牛奶递过来
with two objs he passed her a cup.他递给她一只杯子。
- no obj., with adverbial be transferred from one person or place to another, especially by inheritance（尤指通过继承方式）转让, 转移; 传递：
the poem was passed from generation to generation.
这首诗一代代地流传了下来。
- (in soccer, rugby, and other games) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to another player of one's own side（足球、英橄以及其他比赛中）传（球）。
- put (something, especially money) into circulation使（货币等）流通：
persons who have passed bad cheques.
使用空头支票的人。
- no obj.(especially of money) circulate; be current（尤指货币）流通, 流传; 通用：
racegoers had formed card schools, and cash was passing briskly.
经常看赛马的人组成了牌搭子, 现金输赢很快。
- with obj.(of a candidate) be successful in (an examination, test, or course)通过（考试、测验、课程）：
she passed her driving test.
她通过了驾照考试。
- judge the performance or standard of (someone or something) to be satisfactory判定（人, 物）合格（或达标）：
with obj. and complement he was passed fit by army doctors.经过检查, 军医认为他的身体合格。
- no obj.
pass as/for
be accepted as or taken for被认为, 被当作： he could pass for a native of Sweden.
他可能会被认为是一个土生土长的瑞典人。
- with obj.(of a legislative or other official body) approve or put into effect (a proposal or law) by voting on it批准, 通过（议案、法律等）：
the bill was passed despite fierce opposition.
尽管遭到强烈反对, 这个议案还是获得通过。
- (of a proposal or law) be examined and approved by (a parliamentary body or process)（议案, 法律等）被…批准（或通过）：
bills that passed committees last year.
委员会去年通过的议案。
- no obj.(of a proposal) be approved被批准, 被通过：
the Bill passed by 164 votes to 107.
该提案以164票对107票获得批准。
- with obj. pronounce (a judgement or judicial sentence)宣布（裁定, 判决）：
passing judgement on these crucial issues
对这些至关重要的问题作出判定
it is now my duty to pass sentence upon you.
现在该由我来宣布对你作出的判决。
- utter (something, especially criticism)提出（批评等）：
she would pass remarks about the Peebles in their own house.
她会在皮布尔斯家里对这家人评头论足。
- no obj.
pass on/upon
archaic adjudicate or give a judgement on〈古〉宣判, 判决; 评判： a jury could not be trusted to pass upon the question of Endacott's good faith.
不可依赖陪审团来对恩达科特的诚意问题作评判。
- with obj. discharge (something, especially urine or faeces) from the body排泄：
frequency of passing urine.
排尿次数, 排尿频度。
- no obj. forgo one's turn in a game or an offered opportunity to do or have something放弃, 弃权：
we pass on pudding and have coffee.
我们不要布丁, 要咖啡。
- as exclamation said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz（因回答不出问题而说）过：
to the enigmatic question we answered 'Pass'.
对于这个令人费解的问题, 我们回答道：“过。”
- with obj.(of a company) not declare or pay (a dividend)（公司）不支付（红利）。
- Bridge make no bid when it is one's turn during an auction【桥牌】不叫。
- with obj. Bridge make no bid in response to (one's partner's bid)【桥牌】（对搭档的叫牌）不应叫：
East had passed his partner's opening bid of one club.
坐在东首位置的人对其搭档开叫一梅花没有应叫。
- an act or instance of moving past or through something经过, 通过：
repeated passes with the swipe card
反反复复地刷卡
an unmarked plane had been making passes over his house.
一架无标志的飞机在他房子上空飞来飞去。
- informal an amorous or sexual advance made to someone〈非正式〉调情, 勾引：
she made a pass at Stephen.
她向斯蒂芬搔首弄姿。
- an act of passing the hands over anything, as in conjuring or hypnotism（变魔术或施催眠术时）手的动作, 手法; （掠过物体的）手的移动。
- a thrust in fencing（击剑中的）戳刺。
- a juggling trick变戏法, 作手法。
- Bridge an act of refraining from bidding during the auction【桥牌】不叫。
- Computing a single scan through a set of data or a program【计算机】（对一组数据或一个程序的）一次浏览, 一次扫描。
- a success in an examination及格, 合格, 及格分数：
an A-level pass in Music
音乐课的高级考试合格
as modifier a 100 per cent pass rate.100%的及格率。
- Brit. an achievement of a university degree without honours〈英〉及格证书：
as modifier a pass degree.合格学位。
- a card, ticket, or permit giving authorization for the holder to enter or have access to a place, form of transport, or event通行证, 出入证; 入场券; 乘车券。
- historical (in South Africa) a temporary permit allowing movement from one district to another〈史〉（南非）临时通行证。
- historical (in South Africa) an identity book which black people had to carry between 1952 and 1986, used to limit the movement of black people to urban areas〈史〉（南非于1952-1986年间为限制黑人前往市区而令他们随身携带的）身份簿：
as modifier the pass laws.身份证法。
- (in soccer, rugby, and other games) an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball to another player on the same side（足球、英橄以及其他运动中给己方球员的）传球。
- a state or situation of a specified, usually bad or difficult, nature（一般指不利的）情况, 状况, 境遇：
this is a sad pass for a fixture which used to crackle with excitement.
以往总是让人充满激情的定期演出, 现在情况不太妙。
come to a pretty pass
- reach a bad or regrettable state of affairs陷入困境, 变得很尴尬。
pass the baton
- 见BATON.
pass the buck
- 见BUCK3.
pass one's eye over
- read (a document) cursorily草草地看, 马虎地读（文件）。
pass the hat round
- 见HAT.
pass one's lips
- 见LIP.
pass muster
- 见MUSTER.
pass the parcel
- 见PARCEL.
pass the time of day
- 见TIME.
pass water
- urinate小便。
passer
nounhe's a good passer of the ball.
他是一个很好的传球手。
pass someone by
- happen without being noticed or fully experienced by someone不注意, 忽视：
sometimes I feel that life is passing me by.
有时我感到生活对我从不眷顾。
pass off
- (of proceedings) happen or be carried through in a specified, usually satisfactory way发生, （顺利）完成：
the weekend had passed off entirely without incident.
这个周末算是顺顺利利地过去了。
pass something off
- evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark回避; 把注意力从…移开：
he made a light joke and passed it off.
他开了一个小玩笑就把这件事给支吾过去了。
- Basketball throw the ball to a teammate who is unmarked【篮球】传球（给未被对方盯住的队友）：
he scored eight times and passed off forty-one assists.
他8次得分并且41次传球助攻。
pass someone/thing off as
- falsely represent a person or thing as (something else)假冒, 冒充：
the drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being passed off as the real stuff.
这酒被装进香槟酒瓶, 冒充真品。
pass out
- become unconscious失去知觉, 晕倒：
he consumed enough alcohol to make him pass out.
他喝了过多酒竟至昏迷不醒。
- Brit. complete one's initial training in the armed forces〈英〉结束新兵训练。
pass someone over
- ignore the claims of someone to promotion or advancement（对某人要求提升、晋级的请求）不作考虑：
he was passed over for a cabinet job.
他没有被任命为内阁成员。
pass something over
- avoid mentioning or considering something忽略, 忽视：
I shall pass over the matter of the transitional period.
对过渡期的事, 我不会放在心上的。
pass something up
- refrain from taking up an opportunity放过, 拒绝：
he passed up a career in pro baseball.
他放弃了职业棒球生涯。
- a route over or through mountains（山坳）通道, 山口：
the pass over the mountain was open again after the snows
过山的通道在下雪后又重新开放了
in place names the Khyber Pass开伯尔山口。
- a passage for fish over or past a weir or dam鱼道, 洄游通道。
head（或cut）someone/thing off at the pass
- forestall someone or something预防, 预先阻止（或妨碍）：
he came up with this story at the last minute, just to cut me off at the pass.
在最后关头他才提出这种说法, 无非是想对我来个先发制人。
sell the pass
- Brit. betray a cause〈英〉背叛事业, 出卖立场：
he is merciless to other poets whom he considers to have sold the pass.
对其他那些他认为出卖了立场的诗人, 他都是很无情的。