passage
n
1 [U]
(a) process of passing 過; 經(jīng)過
the passage of time 時(shí)間的推移.
(b) action of going past, through or across sth 通過; 穿過; 橫過
The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden. 機(jī)動(dòng)車禁止通行.
(c) freedom or right to go through or across sth 通行權(quán); 通行自由
They were denied passage through the occupied territory. 他們被禁止穿越占領(lǐng)區(qū).
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
way through sth 通路; 通道
force a passage through the crowd 在人群中擠出一條通路. 3[C]
(cost of a ticket for a) journey from one place to another by ship or plane; voyage (乘船或飛機(jī)的)航程, 旅行, 旅費(fèi)
book one's passage to New York 訂購去紐約的票
He worked his passage to Australia, eg paid for the journey by doing jobs on the ship he was travelling on. 他在去澳大利亞旅行的船上做工償付船費(fèi).
4 (also `passageway) [C]
narrow way through sth, esp with walls on both sides; corridor 通道; (尤指)走廊.
5 [C] tube-like structure in the human body, through which air, secretions, etc pass (人體內(nèi)的)管道(如氣管、 分泌管道等)
the nasal passages 鼻腔通道
(infml 口) the back passage, ie the anus 肛門.
6 [C] short section from a book, speech, piece of music, etc quoted or considered on its own (書、 講話、 音樂等的)一段, 一節(jié)
a passage from the Bible 《圣經(jīng)》的一段經(jīng)文.
7 [U] passing of a bill1(4) by a parliament so that it becomes law (法案的)通過.