paso
paso — noun
1. a major city in far western Texas, located on the Rio Grande directly across fro
a major city in far western Texas, located on the Rio Grande directly across from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and known for its desert landscape and strong Mexican-American heritage.
Gabriela's family moved to Paso when her father got a job at the university hospital.
used as destination with 'move to'
Paso has become one of the safest big cities in the southwestern United States.
city as grammatical subject
The freight train from Tucson took fourteen hours to reach Paso.
Imran booked a hotel room in Paso for the annual film festival in November.
Tourists visit Paso every year to hike the desert trails and explore old Spanish missions.
用法筆記
Paso is a shortened form of the full city name El Paso. In formal writing, the full name El Paso is preferred, but Paso alone is commonly used in informal speech and regional news. The name comes from Spanish el paso meaning 'the pass'.