Phrase
passes around
传递；传阅
passes around is the third person singular of pass around.
to give something to each person in a group, one after another
- 1.
To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.
把若干物品交给一人或多人,再由其依次传给其他人(一排、一行或一圈)以分发；使群体中每个人轮流使用；为某事业募集捐款。
- 2.
To spread claims or gossip.
传播说法或流言。
散布；传播；把若干物品交给一人或多人,再由其依次传给其他人(一排、一行或一圈)以分发；使群体中每个人轮流使用；为某事业募集捐款。；传播说法或流言。；分；分发
In use
The teacher asked the students to pass around the worksheets.
Can you pass around the snacks to everyone at the party?
They decided to pass around the donation box during the meeting.
pass something around
可分离使用，如 pass around the cookies 亦可。
Please pass the cookies around.
请把饼干给大家分一分。
pass something around to/among someone
常用 to 或 among 引出接收者。
She passed the memo around to all employees.
她把备忘录传给所有员工。
Verb forms
base pass around · third person passes around · -ing passing around · past passed around · past participle passed around
规则动词：第三人称单数加 -es，现在分词加 -ing，过去式和过去分词加 -ed。
Common mistakes
Connections
Confusing words
- hand out
- 分发 · Hand out强调直接给予，而pass around强调依次传递。
- distribute
- 分配，分发 · Distribute更正式，常指定额或系统地分发；pass around则指非正式地传递。
- pass on
- 传递 · Pass on指传递给下一个，而不是给所有人；pass around则是让大家轮流看或拿。
Word family
- passes around
- third person singular
- passed around
- past, past participle
- passing around
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可分离：pass sth around / pass around sth
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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