英语词汇“passage”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

passagenoun

uk/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/us/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/

passage noun (CONNECTING WAY)

B2 [ C ] also passageway, a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places:

A narrow passage led directly through the house into the garden.

The bathroom's on the right at the end of the passage.

[ C ] a hollow part of the body through which something goes:

the nasal passages

the anal passage

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subterranean passages
an underground passage
The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers.
A narrow passage leads from one building to the other.
The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.

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Parts of buildings: passages & entrance areas

arcade
archway
concourse
corridor
desk
entryway
foyer
gangway!
gateway
hall
hallway
lobby
marquee
patio
porch
portico
reception
terrace
vestibule

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Substances & structures in the body

passage noun (PART)

B2 [ C ] a short piece of writing or music that is part of a larger piece of work:

Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published.

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This passage of text has been excerpted from her latest novel.
It is a difficult passage, but just translate it as best you can.
This passage doesn't make any sense.
The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
Kathy read a short passage from the Bible.

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Musical pieces

arrangement
bolero
bossa nova
Britannia
cantata
chorus
fantasia
melody
nocturne
octet
opus
playlist
reel
sextet
signature tune
solo
song form
string quartet
trio
tune

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Pieces of writing

passage noun (TRAVEL)

[ U ] formal travel, especially as a way of escape:

The gunman demanded a plane and safe passage to an unspecified destination.

[ S ] old-fashioned a journey, especially over the sea:

He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro.

work your passage old-fashioned

to do work on a ship during your trip instead of paying for a ticket

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Navigation & shipwrecks

astrolabe
buoy
channel
chart
circumnavigate
lane
lighthouse
nautical mile
navigable
navigation
navigational
navigator
quadrant
refloat
sea lane
shipwreck
sonar
sound
the doldrums
wreck

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Travelling

Journeys

Sailing & boating

passage noun (MOVEMENT)

C2 [ U ] an act of moving through somewhere:

Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere.

The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory.

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Movement

ambulatory
be treading water idiom
catalepsy
comings
get
gravitation
immobile
immobilize
inert
mobile
motile
motility
motion
movable
moving
pull
pull up short idiom
steady
still
tread

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passage noun (TIME)

the passage of time literary

the process of time going past:

Memories fade with the passage of time.

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Spending time & time passing

all the time in the world idiom
Anno Domini
course
elapse
employ
fall
fall away
misspend
pass
passing
run
sand
slip away
spread sth over sth
the sands of time are running out idiom
tick
tick away/by
time and tide wait for no man idiom
while
while sth away

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passage noun (LAW)

[ U ] formal the official approval of something, especially a new law:

He again urged passage of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion.

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UK politics: legislation & law-making

abolish
abrogate
amendment
assemblyman
assemblywoman
constitution
constitutional
enforce
jurisprudence
lawmaker
legalize
legislate
legislative
legitimate
prohibition
proscribe
quash
repeal
rescind
rider

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单词	passage
释义	Contents noun (6) passage (CONNECTING WAY) passage (PART) passage (TRAVEL) passage (MOVEMENT) passage (TIME) passage (LAW) Contents noun (3) passage (CONNECTING WAY) passage (PART) passage (TRAVEL) Contents noun (5) passage (1) passage (2) passage (3) passage (4) passage (5) English American Business passagenoun uk/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/us/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/ passage noun (CONNECTING WAY) B2 [ C ] also passageway, a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places: A narrow passage led directly through the house into the garden. The bathroom's on the right at the end of the passage. [ C ] a hollow part of the body through which something goes: the nasal passages the anal passage More examples subterranean passages an underground passage The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers. A narrow passage leads from one building to the other. The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Parts of buildings: passages & entrance areas arcade archway concourse corridor desk entryway foyer gangway! gateway hall hallway lobby marquee patio porch portico reception terrace vestibule You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Substances & structures in the body passage noun (PART) B2 [ C ] a short piece of writing or music that is part of a larger piece of work: Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published. More examples This passage of text has been excerpted from her latest novel. It is a difficult passage, but just translate it as best you can. This passage doesn't make any sense. The book contains numerous plagiarized passages. Kathy read a short passage from the Bible. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Musical pieces arrangement bolero bossa nova Britannia cantata chorus fantasia melody nocturne octet opus playlist reel sextet signature tune solo song form string quartet trio tune See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Pieces of writing passage noun (TRAVEL) [ U ] formal travel, especially as a way of escape: The gunman demanded a plane and safe passage to an unspecified destination. [ S ] old-fashioned a journey, especially over the sea: He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro. work your passage old-fashioned to do work on a ship during your trip instead of paying for a ticket Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Navigation & shipwrecks astrolabe buoy channel chart circumnavigate lane lighthouse nautical mile navigable navigation navigational navigator quadrant refloat sea lane shipwreck sonar sound the doldrums wreck See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Travelling Journeys Sailing & boating passage noun (MOVEMENT) C2 [ U ] an act of moving through somewhere: Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere. The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Movement ambulatory be treading water idiom catalepsy comings get gravitation immobile immobilize inert mobile motile motility motion movable moving pull pull up short idiom steady still tread See more results » passage noun (TIME) the passage of time literary the process of time going past: Memories fade with the passage of time. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Spending time & time passing all the time in the world idiom Anno Domini course elapse employ fall fall away misspend pass passing run sand slip away spread sth over sth the sands of time are running out idiom tick tick away/by time and tide wait for no man idiom while *while sth* away See more results » passage noun (LAW) [ U ] formal the official approval of something, especially a new law: He again urged passage of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words UK politics: legislation & law-making abolish abrogate amendment assemblyman assemblywoman constitution constitutional enforce jurisprudence lawmaker legalize legislate legislative legitimate prohibition proscribe quash repeal rescind rider See more results » passagenoun us/ˈpæs·ɪdʒ/ passage noun (CONNECTING WAY) [ C ] also passageway, /ˈpæs·ɪdʒˌweɪ/a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or an enclosed path that connects places: A narrow passage led through the house to the yard. [ C ] also passageway, /ˈpæs·ɪdʒˌweɪ/A passage is also an entrance or opening: the nasal passages passage noun (PART) [ C ] a short piece of writing or music that is part of a larger piece: a short passage for a trumpet solo passage noun (TRAVEL) [ U ] the right to travel or to leave a place: We booked passage on a cruise ship. He was guaranteed safe passage to the border. passagenoun uk/ˈpæsɪdʒ/us [ C ] also passageway, /ˈpæsɪdzweɪ/a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path which connects places: There's a passage on the side of the building – the maintenance department is along there. [ C ] a short piece of writing that is part of a larger piece of work: There's one passage in the report which seems incorrect. [ U ] an act of moving through a place: Despite security checks, our passage through the airport was fairly quick. [ U or S ] the way that time passes: The directors are hopeful that, with the passage of time, trading conditions will improve. [ U ] official approval of something, especially a new law:** passage of sth Protesters are opposing passage of the new energy bill through parliament.
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