| 单词 | pass on |
| 释义 | pass on 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you pass something on to someone, you give it to them so that they have it instead of you. The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] There is a risk of passing the virus on. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter. [V P n + to] Tenants remain liable if they pass on their lease. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you pass on costs or savings to someone else, you make them pay for your costs or allow them to benefit from your savings. They pass on their cost of borrowing and add to it their profit margin. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I found we could make some saving and it is right to pass the savings on to the customer. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] 3. phrasal verb You can say that someone passed on to mean that they died, if you want to avoid using the word 'die' because you think it might upset or offend people. He passed on at the age of 72. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. See also pass See full dictionary entry for pass |
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