passage

noun

狭长通路 long narrow way

1. 通道；走廊
   a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another
   1. a secret underground passage
      地下秘密通道
   2. A dark narrow passage led to the main hall.
      一条阴暗狭窄的走廊通向大厅。

体内 in the body

2. （体内通气、输液等的）管路，通道
   a tube in the body through which air, liquid, etc. passes
   1. blocked nasal passages
      鼻腔堵塞

章节 section from book

3. 章节；段落；乐段
   a short section from a book, piece of music, etc.
   1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
      阅读下面这段文章并回答后面的问题。

时间 of time

4. （时间的）流逝，推移
   the process of time passing
   1. Her confidence grew with the passage of time.
      她的信心与日俱增。

议会的议案 of bill in parliament

5. 通过
   the process of discussing a bill in a parliament so that it can become law
   1. The bill is now guaranteed an easy passage through the House of Representatives.
      现在该法案保证能在众议院顺利通过。

海程 journey by ship

6. （乘船的）航程，旅程
   a journey from one place to another by ship
   1. Her grandfather had worked his passage (= worked on a ship to pay for the journey) to America.
      她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船费来到美国。

通过 going through

7. 通路；通道
   a way through sth
   1. The officers forced a passage through the crowd.
      警察在人群中辟开一条通路。
8. 穿过；穿越
   the action of going across, through or past sth
   1. Large trees may obstruct the passage of light.
      大树可能阻止光线穿过。
9. 通行许可
   the permission to travel across a particular area of land
   1. We were promised (a) safe passage through the occupied territory.
      我们得到保证，可以安全通过占领区。

1. N-COUNT 通道；过道；走廊
   A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, which connects one place or room with another.
   1. Harry stepped into the passage and closed the door behind him.
      哈里走进过道，随手关上了门。
   2. ...up some stairs and along a narrow passage towards a door.
      上几级楼梯，沿着一条狭窄的走廊来到一个门口
2. N-COUNT （书、演讲、乐曲等的）段，节，章
   A passage in a book, speech, or piece of music is a section of it that you are considering separately from the rest.
   1. He reads a passage from Milton.
      他读了一节弥尔顿的诗。
   2. ...the passage in which Blake spoke of the world of imagination...
      布莱克谈及幻想世界的那一段
   3. Compare the following passages.
      比较下列片段。
3. N-COUNT （人体中的）道，通道
   A passage is a long narrow hole or tube in your body, which air or liquid can pass along.
   1. ...cells that line the air passages.
      气管内壁上的细胞
   2. ...blocked nasal passages.
      堵塞了的鼻腔
4. N-COUNT （人群等中的）通道，通路
   A passage through a crowd of people or things is an empty space that allows you to move through them.
   1. He cleared a passage for himself through the crammed streets...
      他在拥挤的街道上挤出了一条通路。
   2. Two men suddenly elbowed a passage through the shoppers.
      两名男子突然用肘在购物者中挤出一条路。
5. N-UNCOUNT 通过；经过
   The passage of someone or something is their movement from one place to another.
   1. Germany had not requested Franco's consent for the passage of troops through Spain...
      德国没有征求佛朗哥的同意便让军队通过了西班牙。
   2. The passage of heat through rock is extremely slow.
      热在岩石中传导得极慢。
6. N-UNCOUNT 过渡
   The passage of someone or something is their progress from one situation or one stage in their development to another.
   1. ...to ease their passage to a market economy.
      使他们更顺利地过渡到市场经济
   2. ...the passage from school to college.
      从中学到大学的过渡
7. N-UNCOUNT （议案等的）通过
   The passage of a bill or act is the official acceptance of it by a parliament or legislature.
   1. It's been 200 years since the passage of the Bill of Rights.
      《人权法案》通过已经200年了。
8. N-SING （时间的）推移，流逝
   The passage of a period of time is its passing.
   1. An asset that increases in value with the passage of time.
      价值与日俱增的资产
   2. ...after the passage of eighteen months.
      18个月过去后
9. N-COUNT 航行；航程
   A passage is a journey by ship.
   1. We'd arrived the day before after a 10-hour passage from Swansea.
      从斯旺西出发航行10小时后，我们于前天到达。
10. N-UNCOUNT 通行权；通行许可
    If you are granted passage through a country or area of land, you are given permission to go through it.
    1. Mr Thomas would be given safe passage to and from Jaffna...
       托马斯先生可以安全地往来于贾夫纳。
    2. You may have free passage across our territory whenever you require it.
       无论你什么时候需要，都可以自由穿过我们的领地。

1. Most of these emigrants were birds of passage who returned to Spain after a relatively short stay.
   这些移民大多数都是作短暂停留后即返回西班牙的匆匆过客。
2. Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
   普吕把那一段写在她的笔记本上，然后又大声念了一遍。
3. The gaslights in the passage would be on, turned low.
   走廊里的煤气灯应该是开着的，调得比较暗。
4. Mack knew this passage by heart.
   麦克会背这一段。
5. That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel
   那一段引起了我的关注，因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。
6. She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
   为了使该法案顺利通过，她寻求总统的帮助。
7. Harry stepped into the passage and closed the door behind him.
   哈里走进过道，随手关上了门。
8. He reads a passage from Milton.
   他读了一节弥尔顿的诗。
9. Compare the following passages.
   比较下列片段。
10. He cleared a passage for himself through the crammed streets
    他在拥挤的街道上挤出了一条通路。
11. Two men suddenly elbowed a passage through the shoppers.
    两名男子突然用肘在购物者中挤出一条路。
12. Germany had not requested Franco's consent for the passage of troops through Spain
    德国没有征求佛朗哥的同意便让军队通过了西班牙。
13. The passage of heat through rock is extremely slow.
    热在岩石中传导得极慢。
14. It's been 200 years since the passage of the Bill of Rights.
    《人权法案》通过已经200年了。
15. An asset that increases in value with the passage of time.
    价值与日俱增的资产
16. We'd arrived the day before after a 10-hour passage from Swansea.
    从斯旺西出发航行10小时后，我们于前天到达。
17. Mr Thomas would be given safe passage to and from Jaffna
    托马斯先生可以安全地往来于贾夫纳。
18. You may have free passage across our territory whenever you require it.
    无论你什么时候需要，都可以自由穿过我们的领地。
19. They were unwilling, or unable, to guarantee safe passage from the city to the aircraft
    他们不愿意或者不能够保证从市内到飞机场的安全通行。
20. We try to negotiate a safe passage for relief convoys which will travel that stretch of road.
    我们试图通过谈判为将要经过那段路的救援车队争取到安全通行权。
21. This little room was along a passage and down some steps
    这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。
22. Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol
    随后在同一篇诗歌里，叶芝再次将玫瑰作为爱尔兰的标志。
23. The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
    直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的咽喉。
24. The inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time.
    年代久了，石碑上的字迹已经模糊了。
25. She stood in the passage waving her arms about.
    她站在过道上挥舞着双臂。
26. This passage is open to different interpretations.
    这段文章有歧义。
27. Kindly explain this passage.
    请把这一段文字解释一下。
28. The involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations possible.
    这段艰涩的文字可以作出好几种解释。
29. This passage is to be sung to the accompaniment of a bamboo flute.
    这段唱腔要用笛子来配。
30. The obscurity of the passage makes several interpretations possible.
    这段文字隐晦，因而有可能作出好几种解释。

noun

1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

   Synonym:    transition

2. a journey usually by ship
   1. the outward passage took 10 days

   Synonym:    transit

3. the act of passing something to another person

   Synonym:    handing over

4. a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
   1. the passage of air from the lungs
   2. the passing of flatus

   Synonym:    passing

5. the passing of a law by a legislative body

   Synonym:    enactment

6. a way through or along which someone or something may pass

7. a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
   1. the nasal passages

   Synonym:    passageway

8. a section of text

9. a short section of a musical composition

   Synonym:    musical passage

10. the motion of one object relative to another
    1. stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets

    Synonym:    passing