/pɑ:s; US pæs ||; pæs/verb1 [I,T] to move past or to the other side of sb/sth 通过；经过: The street was crowded and the two buses couldn't pass. 街道很挤，那两辆公共汽车无法驶过。I passed him in the street but he didn't say hello. 我在街上从他身边走过，但他没有跟我打招呼。The number of children at the school has passed 500. 那所学校的学童数目已超过500人。
The past tense of pass is passed not past which is an adjective or a preposition The summer months passed slowly. The past week was very hot. Our house is just past the church. pass的过去时为passed，不是past；past是形容词或介词：The summer months passed slowly.夏季慢慢过去了。·The past week was very hot.过去这星期很热。·Our house is just past the church.我们的房子过了教堂便是。 2 [I,T] pass (sth) along, down, through, etc (sth) to go or move, or make sth move, in the direction mentioned （沿某方向）走，移动；使（沿某方向）移动: A plane passed overhead. 一架飞机从上空飞过。We'll have to pass the wire through the window. 我们得把电线从窗子穿过去。
3 [T] pass sth (to sb) to give sth to sb 递；传递: Could you pass (me) the salt, please? 请把盐递给我好吗？
4 [I,T] pass (sth) (to sb) (in some sports) to kick, hit or throw the ball to sb on your own team （某些体育运动）传球（给队友）
5 [I] (used about time) to go by （指时间）过去: At least a year has passed since I last saw them. 自从我上次见过他们至今，最少已过了一年。It was a long journey but the time passed very quickly. 这是一次漫长的旅行，但时间过得很快。
6 [T] to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for sth 打发时间，消磨时间（尤指在觉得烦闷或等候的时候）: I'll have to think of something to do to pass the time in hospital. 我得找些事情做，以消磨在医院的时间。
7 [I,T] to achieve the necessary standard in an exam, test, etc （考试、测验等）及格: Good luck in the exam! I'm sure you'll pass. 祝你考试成功！我相信你一定会过关的。 [OPP] fail 反义词为fail
8 [T] to test sb/sth and say that he/she/it is good enough 评定…为及格；使过关或及格: The examiner passed most of the students. 主考人评定大部份学生及格。
9 [T] to officially approve a law, etc by voting 以表决正式通过（法案等）: One of the functions of Parliament is to pass new laws. 英国议会的功能之一就是通过新的法律。
10 [T] pass sth (on sb/sth) to give an opinion, a judgement, etc 提出意见；对…加以评判；宣判: The judge passed sentence on the young man (= said what his punishment would be). 法官对这个年轻人作出判决。
11 [I] to be allowed or accepted 获得许可；获接受: I didn't like what they were saying but I let it pass. 我不喜欢他们说的话，但我没有加以评论。
pass the buck (to sb) to make sb else responsible for a difficult situation 把责任推诿（给某人）；归咎（于某人）
pass water(
formal 正式) to get rid of waste liquid from your body 小便
pass away used as a polite way of saying ‘die’ 去世
pass by (sb/sth) to go past 经过；路过:
I pass by your house on the way to work. 我上班途中经过你家。 pass sth down to give or teach sth to people who will live after you have died 把…留传
pass for sb/sth to be accepted as sb/sth that he/she/it is not 被误作:
His mother looks so young she'd pass for his sister. 他的母亲看上去真年轻，人家还会以为她是他姐姐。 pass sb/sth off (as sb/sth) to say that a person or a thing is sth that he/she/it is not 将…冒充；假冒:
He tried to pass the work off as his own. 他想把该作品冒充为自己的作品。 pass sth on (to sb) to give sth to sb else, especially after you have been given it or used it yourself 把…传给（另一人）（尤其指自己收到或用过后）:
Could you pass the message on to Mr Roberts? 你可以把这个信息告知罗伯茨先生吗？ pass out to become unconscious 失去知觉；昏倒
[SYN] faint 同义词为faint [OPP] come round/to 反义词为come round／to