pass over (someone)orpass (someone) over:to not choose (someone) for a job, position, etc.不选择某人(做某项工作或担任某职务等)
When it came time to select the recipient of the award, the committee once again passed him over. [=the committee did not give him an award]选择获奖者的时候,委员会又没选他。
The quarterback was passed over by other teams.其他球队也没有选择这位四分卫。
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She was passed over for another promotion.另一个升迁机会也没有给她。
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pass over (something)orpass (something) over:to leave out (something)忽略(某事物)
passing over [=skipping] the more boring parts of the book跳过书中比较枯燥的部分
:to not discuss or deal with (something)略过(某事物)
Let's pass over the technical details and get straight to the parts that really interest you.咱们跳过技术细节直接到你感兴趣的部分。