passage

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passage /ˈpæsɪʤ/ noun

plural passages

passage

/ˈpæsɪʤ/

noun

plural passages

Learner's definition of PASSAGE

[count] : a long, narrow space that connects one place to another通道；走廊

They escaped through a secret underground passage. [=passageway]他们通过一条秘密地下通道逃走了。
(Brit) Her office is at the end of the passage. [=hallway]她的办公室在走廊尽头。

[count] : a narrow space that people or things can move through小径；狭窄的通道

We squeezed through a narrow passage between the rocks.我们从岩石间狭窄的通道勉强通过。
Special ships clear passages through the ice.专用船只在冰上开出通道。
The medicine makes breathing easier by opening nasal passages.这种药物使鼻腔通畅，从而使呼吸更容易。

: an act of moving or passing from one place or state to another通过；经过；度过

[noncount]

They controlled the passage of goods through their territory.他们控制着经过他们领土的货物通道。
He guaranteed us safe passage. [=he promised that we could safely travel through the area]他保证我们安全通过。
the passage of food through the digestive system食物经过消化系统的过程
the passage of air into and out of the lungs空气吸入和呼出肺部
the passage from life to death从生到死的过程
the passage of the seasons季节的更替
He left after the passage of a few hours.几个小时过后他离开了。
With the passage of time, the number of children suffering with the disease has decreased dramatically.随着时间的推移，罹患这种疾病的儿童数量大幅减少。

[singular]

— see also rite of passage

[count]

a : a usually short section of a book, poem, speech, etc.段落；章节

b : a usually short section of a piece of music乐段

: an act of officially approving a bill, law, etc.通过（议案、法律等）

[noncount]

The passage [=enactment] of this law will save lives.这部法律的通过会挽救很多生命。
the passage of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution通过《美国宪法第25修正案》
government leaders who are determined to get passage of their bills决心使自己提出的议案获得通过的政府领导人

[singular]

old-fashioned

a [count] : a voyage or journey usually on a boat航行

b [noncount] : the right to travel on a boat, airplane, etc.船票；机票；车票