a passport to [sth]
这个结构常用于比喻，表示获得某事物的途径或手段。
Education is a passport to a better future.
教育是通往更美好未来的通行证。
护照
passports — plural of passport
敲门砖；通行证；通行证；出入证；消防员身份查验牌；任何通行或去某地的许可；国家发给公民的允许其出国旅行并重返本国的文件
An official document that proves your identity and nationality, used for international travel.
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
任何通行或去某地的许可
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
国家发给公民的允许其出国旅行并重返本国的文件
a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.
使人获得好评、接受或准入的品质或特征
any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
I need to renew my passport before the trip.
我需要在旅行前续签护照。
用法提示：passport作名词，指旅行证件。
AI contextual example
Her experience is her passport to success.
她的经验是她成功的通行证。
用法提示：passport作名词，比喻获得成功的条件。
AI contextual example
They checked our passports at the border.
他们在边境检查了我们的护照。
用法提示：passports是passport的复数形式，指多个护照证件。
AI contextual example
这个结构常用于比喻，表示获得某事物的途径或手段。
Education is a passport to a better future.
教育是通往更美好未来的通行证。
You need to apply for a passport before traveling abroad.
出国旅行前需要申请护照。
表示拥有某国国籍。
She holds a British passport.
她持有英国护照。
常用于比喻获得成功或机会的手段
非正式，常用于获得机会的途径
强调证明能力或信任的资料
通常指学历、经验等硬性条件
grammar · medium
易错句子I need passport to travel abroad.
正确表达I need a passport to travel abroad.
护照是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a 或定冠词 the 等限定词。中文没有冠词，所以学习者常遗漏，但英语中必须添加。
grammar · medium
易错句子Hard work is the passport of success.
正确表达Hard work is the passport to success.
表示‘获得…的通行证/敲门砖’时，固定搭配是 a passport to sth，而不是 of。中文的‘的’可能直译为 of，但英语需要用 to 表示目的或结果。
针对“通行许可”义项的反义词；指禁止进入或通行的官方命令
申请护照
You need to apply for a passport at least three months before your trip.
你需要在出行前至少三个月申请护照。
护照照片
Make sure your passport photo meets the official requirements.
确保你的护照照片符合官方要求。
护照检查
We waited in line for an hour at passport control.
我们在护照检查处排队等了一个小时。
通往成功的敲门砖
A good education is often seen as a passport to success.
良好的教育通常被视为通往成功的敲门砖。
护照号码
Please write your passport number on the form.
请在表格上填写您的护照号码。
护照持有者
The passport holder must sign the document.
护照持有者必须签署该文件。
成功的通行证
A good education is often considered a passport to success.
良好的教育通常被认为是成功的通行证。
冒险的通行证
His backpack was his passport to adventure in the remote mountains.
他的背包是他在偏远山区冒险的通行证。
通往更好生活的通行证
Learning a new skill can be your passport to a better life.
学习一项新技能可以成为你通往更好生活的通行证。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.