| 释义 |
pass something off1Evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark: he made a light joke and passed it off...- When I meet him, he tries to pass it off with a joke.
- Simpson now passes the comment off as ‘a joke’.
- It seemed as if he meant to pass it off as a casual observation.
2 Basketball Throw the ball to a teammate who is unmarked: he scored eight times and passed off forty-one assists...- Paul quickly picked up on Will's style and was able to quickly pass the ball off to his other teammates before Will could steal it.
- Instead of taking the ball to the hoop, for a lay-up, the guy passes the ball off and continues the offense.
- That meant he would have to shoot from long range or try to drive and pass the ball off.
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