| 单词 | free pass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfree pass free pass n. (a) a benefit of free and unrestricted passage through a region (cf. free passage at sense A. 5a); (b) an authorization to travel as a passenger, gain admission, etc., without payment; also figurative; (c) Baseball (see pass n.4 8). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > document which permits or authorizes > ticket > for free use or admission free pass1653 billet1697 order1763 paper1785 pass1838 courtesy card1934 1653 Several Proc. Parl. No. 16. 214 The King of Spain and the Queen of Sweden have both desired our King by their Ministers, to grant unto the ships of their respective Subjects, a free Pass through the Sound. 1849 Daily Sanduskian (Sandusky, Ohio) 26 Sept. What does a free pass amount to? It costs the railroads no more to convey one hundred and one passengers than it does one hundred. 1857 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1856–7 2 2 The railroad company sent free passes over their whole line. 1926 S. O'Casey Plough & Stars i, in Sel. Plays (1954) 175 D'ye think I'm goin' to give a free pass to th' young Covey to turn me whole life into a Holy Manual o' penances an' martyrdoms? 1936 Amer. Speech 11 221 The house will be papered, which means that free passes to the show will be given away. 1990 Daily Star 20 Mar. 20 Old folk who hold up the bus for a few minutes by asking: ‘Am I too early to use my free pass?’ 2001 BusinessWeek 31 Dec. 72/2 While the White House is willing to give a free pass to defense and homeland security, it will red-pencil other requests for stepped-up expenditures. free pass 8. Baseball. More fully free pass. A free advance to first base awarded to a batter who receives (but does not swing at) four pitches outside the strike zone during his turn at the bat; = base on balls n. at base n.1 Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > batting > walk walk1891 base on balls1898 pass1899 1899 Washington Post 16 July 9/1 Bonner, after working a base on balls, was moved up on Padden's free pass. 1984 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 9 May (Sports news section) Cub's manager Jim Frey conceded walks—the Cubs were issued nine passes by Dodger pitchers—have helped supplement an offense that now ranks first in the league. 2003 Tulare Advance-Register (Tulare, California) (Nexis) 23 Apr. (Sports section) 6 a The last free pass occurred with no outs in the seventh inning. < as lemmas |
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