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  • Conjugation : past  passaged ; ing  passaging
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

passage ['pæsɪʤ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (corridor) 走廊
  2. 2. noun [c] (in book,speech,piece of music) 段
  3. 3. noun [c] [解剖] 通道
  4. 4. noun [u] (movement,progress) 通过
  5. 5. noun [c] (on boat) (journey) 航行
    to clear a passage (through sth)
    (从某事物中)开出一条
    the passage of time
    时间推移

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

passage [ˈpæsɪʤ]
  1. 1. n.[u] 转变变迁
    With the passage of time the art of jewelry has marvelously evolved to the heights of perfection.
    随着时间的推移珠宝艺术突飞猛进日臻完美
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 帕萨热,帕西奇
  3. 3. n.[c] 段,段落
    Invite a child to read the passage from the Bible.
    邀请一个孩子阅读圣经里的一段话。
  4. 4. n.[c] 通道过道走廊
    She beckoned Gloria into the dark passage outside the room.
    招手示意格罗利亚进入房间外面一条黑暗通道
  5. 5. n.[u] 通过
    To begin its passage into law, the bill will need to be introduced to Parliament by a Member.
    为使提案成为法律条文,一名议员须先将该提案递交国会讨论
  6. 6. n.[c] 航行航程
    The seas are so strong that passage making in a southerly direction is impossible.
    海上风浪很大,向南航行是不可能的
    The outward passage took 10 days.
    那项乘船外出旅行占用10天时间。
  7. 7. n.[c] [Music] 片段
    All the band members are very good with their instruments, playing very difficult passages with tremendous skill.
    所有乐队成员精通各自乐器,能以非常精湛技艺演奏相当难的片段
  8. 8. n.[c] 管,管道
    You may also have a headache from congestion in the nasal passages.
    你也可能因为鼻道堵塞头痛
    The cilia move the bacteria out of the nose into the throat passage where they are swallowed and disposed of in the stomach.
    细菌纤毛送出鼻子进入喉道,然后被咽下去,在胃里被处理掉。
  9. 9. n.[u] [Physiology] 转移
    A Bar Mitzvah marks a boy's passage into adulthood.
    犹太受诫礼是男孩成年的标志
  10. 10. n.[c] 经过路过
    Their life-stories were allegories of the sun 's passage through the twelve constellations of the Zodiac.
    他们的生平事迹一个关于太阳经过黄道十二星座的寓言
  11. 11. n.[u] 传递递交

Collins English-English Dictionary

passage ['pæsɪʤ]
  1. 1. n a channel, opening, etc, through or by which a person or thing may pass
  2. 2. n [music] a section or division of a piece, movement, etc
  3. 3. n a way, as in a hall or lobby
  4. 4. n a section of a written work, speech, etc, esp one of moderate length
  5. 5. n a journey, esp by ship
    the outward passage took a week
  6. 6. n the act or process of passing from one place, condition, etc, to another
    passage of a gas through a liquid
  7. 7. n the permission, right, or freedom to pass
    to be denied passage through a country
  8. 8. n the enactment of a law or resolution by a legislative or deliberative body
  9. 9. n an evacuation of the bowels
  10. 10. n [rare] an exchange or interchange, as of blows, words, etc (esp in the phrase passage of arms)
  11. 11. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French from passer to pass
passage ['pæsɪʤ]
  1. 1. n [dressage] a sideways walk in which diagonal pairs of feet are lifted alternately
  2. 2. n a cadenced lofty trot, the moment of suspension being clearly defined
  3. 3. vb to move or cause to move at a passage
  4. 4. vb [Etymology] C18: from French passager, variant of passéger, from Italian passeggiare to take steps, ultimately from Latin passus step, pace1

Examples

a florid musical passage
华丽的乐章
the literal meaning of a passage
一段文章的字面意思
birds of passage
候鸟
We can take that passage, they have cool shoes in there.
我们走那条道吧,那边有很酷的鞋子卖。
I like every passage from this book.
这本书的每一章我都喜欢。

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