passage
noun uk/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/ us/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/
(CONNECTING WAY)
B2 [ C ] (also passageway, /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ.weɪ/ /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ.weɪ/)过道，走廊
a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places
A narrow passage led directly through the house into the garden. 一条狭窄的过道直接从房子通向花园。
The bathroom's on the right at the end of the passage. 浴室在走廊尽头的右边。
[ C ]（体内的）道，通道
a hollow part of the body through which something goes
the nasal passages 鼻腔
the anal passage 肛道
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- subterranean passages
- an underground passage
- The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers.
- A narrow passage leads from one building to the other.
- The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
(PART)
B2 [ C ]（文章的）段落;（音乐的）乐段
a short piece of writing or music that is part of a larger piece of work
Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published. 该书出版前，书中有几段文章被登载在一份全国性的报纸上。
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- This passage of text has been excerpted from her latest novel.
- It is a difficult passage, but just translate it as best you can.
- This passage doesn't make any sense.
- The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
- Kathy read a short passage from the Bible.
(TRAVEL)
[ U ] formal旅行;（尤指）转移
travel, especially as a way of escape
The gunman demanded a plane and safe passage to an unspecified destination. 持枪歹徒要求派飞机把他安全送到某个未指明的目的地。
[ S ] old-fashioned（尤指海上的）旅行，航行
a journey, especially over the sea
He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro. 他订了去里约热内卢的船票。
work your passage old-fashioned 在船上做工以抵偿船费
to do work on a ship during your trip instead of paying for a ticket
He was allowed to work his passage from the port of Perth.
She had worked her passage as a cook on board the ship.
I'll go to America. I'll work my passage.
They worked their passage to Liverpool on the cattle steamers.
From Gdynia, he managed to work his passage on a Polish boat to Sweden.
(MOVEMENT)
C2 [ U ]通过，穿过
an act of moving through somewhere
Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere. 许多陨星在穿过大气层时会四分五裂。
The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory. 该政府禁止外国军队和飞机穿越其领土和领空。
(TIME)
the passage of time literary 时间的流逝
the process of time going past
Memories fade with the passage of time. 随着时间的流逝，记忆会慢慢褪去。
She had been ground down by the passage of time.
I'm sure this will all become clearer with the passage of time.
The death of her parents had made Christie acutely aware of the passage of time.
The movie needed endless changes of costume to reflect the passage of time.
(LAW)
[ U ] formal（尤指新法律的）通过
the official approval of something, especially a new law
He again urged passage of a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion. 他再一次敦促通过一项宪法修正案，把人工流产定为非法。