Phrase
pass away
verb
去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
- 1.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
去世,失去维持生命的所有身体功能
- 2.
go out of existence
消失
消失；去世；停止
In use
My grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep last night.
He has passed away after a long battle with illness.
She will pass away surrounded by her loved ones.
pass away
这是表达‘去世’最常用的委婉说法，不接宾语。
My grandmother passed away last night.
我的祖母昨晚去世了。
pass away from sth
用于说明死因，from后可接疾病、事故等名词。
He passed away from a heart attack.
他因心脏病发作去世。
pass away peacefully
常与副词连用表示去世的方式。
She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
她在睡梦中安详地去世了。
Common mistakes
He passed away his grandmother last year.His grandmother passed away last year.
Pass away 是不及物短语动词，不能直接接宾语。中文“去世”可带宾语（如“他去世了祖母”），但英语中应使用所有格或重新组织句子，将去世的人作为主语。
My grandfather pass away yesterday.My grandfather passed away yesterday.
描述过去发生的事件需用过去式。中文无动词时态变化，学习者易忽略过去时标记，导致动词形式错误。
Connections
Confusing words
- pass out
- 昏倒 · pass away 指去世，而 pass out 指因疾病、饮酒等原因暂时失去知觉，两者均涉及失去意识，但结果不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.