单词 | passport |
释义 | passport (once / 783 pages) n A passport is a government-issued document you need to travel between countries. Americans must have a passport to travel out of the US, even if they're just going to Canada for the weekend. A passport is a small book that includes the name, nationality, and photograph of the person it belongs to. Its many pages are stamped each time you enter a new country. When you apply for a passport, you have to prove your identity and nationality, and have your picture taken. Colloquially, passport also means something that helps you get where you want to go: "This amusement part ticket is your passport to fun!" WORD FAMILYpassport: passports USAGE EXAMPLESLast month, South Korean authorities said they would cancel Ms. Chung’s passport. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Albania awards diplomatic passports to its international football players. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) The State Department invalidated Mr. Snowden’s passport while he was still in Hong Kong, not after he left for Moscow on June 23. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country Hyper instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 2n any authorization to pass or go somewhere Syn|Hypo|Hyper pass safe-conduct, safeguard a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war permission approval to do something 3n any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society Syn|Hyper recommendation characteristic a distinguishing quality |
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