pass /pɑ:s/ I.vt. & vi. 1. 经过：She passes my house on her way to school.她去上学时路过我家。 Who passed behind us just now? 刚才谁从我们身后走过? 2. (时间)过去：The week passed quickly. 这一周很快过去了。Wait till the danger passes. 等到危险过去。 3.传递：Pass me the butter, please (= Pass the butter to me). 请把黄油递给我。The news passed round the hall. 消息传遍大厅。 4. 通过：to pass a new law通过一项新的法律；to pass a test (the customs) 通过测试(海关)The roads are too narrow for cars to pass.道路太窄，汽车不能通过。 5. 度过: Where are you going to pass the summer holidays? 你打算到哪里去度暑假? 6. 超过：Mike has passed his father in height.麦克身高已超过他父亲。7. 转移，转变: Water passes from a liquid to a solid when it freezes. 水结冰时就从液体变为固体。8.用于习语 pass away 去世，死： The great man passed away. 那位伟人去世了。pass by 从旁经过，过去： He passed by (me) without a nod.他头也不点就从我身边过去了。Hours passed by.好几小时过去了。pass off as 言过其实（骗人）：She’d tried to pass the painting off as a Picasso.她夸夸其谈企图把这画说成是毕加索的。pass on传给：Will you pass on the message to him? 请把这话传给他好吗? pass out 分发；失去知觉：Could you pass those books out?你能把这些书分发了吗？It was so hot in the stadium that I thought I was going to pass out.运动场里很热， 我担心要昏倒。pass over 疏忽，不重视：He decided to retire at the age of 55 after being passed over for promotion.由于不受重视错过了提拔的机会，他决定55岁就退休。pass through 通过：The train passed through the channel.火车通过隧道。pass up 丢失（机会）：I can’t believe she passed up the chance to go to South America.我不敢相信她丢失了去南美的机会。‖II. n. ［c］通行证：You can’t get in without a pass.没有通行证你不能进去。
［辨析］pass away 与 die, expire和parish辨见die
