Word · Frequency #480
passes
传球；(橄榄球)前传
passes is the plural of pass.
An act of throwing or passing the ball or puck to a teammate, especially a forward pass in American football.
- 1.
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
可通过的开口、道路或轨道,尤其是穿越或越过危险或难以通行的障碍物如山脉的通道；通道；峡谷；浅滩
- 2.
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
(棒球)击球手因四个坏球而前进到一垒
- 3.
A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
连接河流或水体与海洋的水道,例如在河流入海口(河口三角洲)
- 4.
(military) a written leave of absence
(军事)书面请假条
- 5.
A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
单次动作,尤其是手在某物上、过或沿某物的动作
- 6.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
(美式足球)一名球员将球传给队友的动作
- 7.
A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
工具在某物上或某物在工具上的单次通过
- 8.
An attempt.
尝试
- 9.
Success in an examination or similar test.
考试或类似测试的通过
- 10.
A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
刺或推；试图刺击或打击对手
- 11.
A thrust; a sally of wit.
刺；机智的反击
- 12.
The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
将球或冰球从一名球员传给另一名球员的动作
- 13.
A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
在单轨上同向行驶的两列火车相遇时,一列进入侧线让另一列超越的过程。
- 14.
Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
通行或进出的许可或执照。
- 15.
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
允许通行或进出的文件；护照；允许免费通行或入场的票。
- 16.
An intentional walk.
故意保送。
- 17.
The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.
超越的动作；超车动作。
- 18.
The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
事物的状态；情况；困境；僵局。
- 19.
The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
餐厅厨房中将完成的菜品从厨师传递给服务员的区域。
- 20.
An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
在游戏中选择不出牌的一次行为,通常通过说“过”。
- 21.
A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
在翻译、编译或重新格式化过程中对文档的通读。
山口；隘口；(河流入海的)水道；通过；及格；四坏球上垒；保送；休假许可；请假条；一挥；一次行程；走刀
In use
The batter drew a walk and earned a pass to first base.
He submitted his leave request and received a 72-hour pass.
The quarterback threw a perfect pass to the wide receiver.
he had a pass for three days
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Connections
Collocations
- mountain pass
- 山口；隘口
- The road winds through a narrow mountain pass.这条路蜿蜒穿过一个狭窄的山口。
- boarding pass
- 登机牌
- Please show your boarding pass at the gate.请在登机口出示登机牌。
- bus pass
- 公交卡；乘车证
- I left my bus pass at home.我把公交卡落在家里了。
- forward pass
- 前传球
- The quarterback threw a perfect forward pass.四分卫传出一个完美的前传球。
- pass mark
- 及格线；通过分数
- She scored well above the pass mark.她的分数远高于及格线。
- free pass
- 免费入场券
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pass 的核心是「过」：山口是穿过山的缺口，传球是球传过人手，及格是考试过关，名词也都在「过」。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、travel 作“山口、隘口”解时，多用于地理、旅行等描述性文本，属于中性表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 pass 押韵，均含 /æs/ 音，拼写中都带 -ass。注意拼写相似的 bass 在表示“低音、贝司”时读 /beɪs/，与 pass 不押韵。
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 5，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.