Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1783
passage
段落；乐段
A section of a book, text, or piece of music; especially a short extract.
- 1.
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- 2.
A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- 3.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
从一个状态或地方转移到另一个的行为
- 4.
Part of a path or journey.
- 5.
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
一段文字,特别是中等长度的段落
- 6.
An incident or episode.
- 7.
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
某人或某物可以通过的通道
- 8.
The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- 9.
The advance of time.
- 10.
The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- 11.
A passageway or corridor.
- 12.
A strait or other narrow waterway.
- 13.
An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
- 14.
The act of passing; movement across or through.
- 15.
The right to pass from one place to another.
- 16.
A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- 17.
Serial passage.
通道；走廊；通过；过渡；（时间的）推移；流逝；一段旅程；（路线的）一段；事件；插曲
In use
The teacher asked us to read the first passage of the novel and summarize it.
In the reading comprehension test, you need to find the main idea of each passage.
She quoted a famous passage from the book in her essay.
passage of [law/bill]
The passage of the new law took months of debate.
新法律的通过经过了数月的辩论。
passage through [place]
We cleared a passage through the dense forest.
我们在茂密的森林中清理出一条通道。
a passage from [text/speech]
Connections
Collocations
- safe passage
- 安全通行
- The rebels were guaranteed safe passage out of the city.叛军被保证安全离开城市。
- narrow passage
- 狭窄通道
- We had to squeeze through a narrow passage between rocks.我们不得不挤过岩石间的狭窄通道。
- read a passage
- 读一段文章
- The teacher asked us to read a passage from the novel.老师让我们读小说中的一段。
- passage of time
- 时间的流逝
- With the passage of time, the pain faded.随着时间的流逝，痛苦逐渐消退。
- passage of a bill
- 法案的通过
- The passage of the bill required a majority vote.法案的通过需要多数票。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
通过（pass）时光（age）的段落。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
passage作'段落'义时可数，作'通过'义时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the common -age spelling and ending /ɪdʒ/, but stressed vowels differ; none are perfect rhymes with 'passage' (/æsɪdʒ/). Beware of words like 'garage' where final -age may be pronounced /ɑːʒ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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