passage
passage — noun
1. a long, narrow space such as a hallway or covered path that lets people move fro
a long, narrow space such as a hallway or covered path that lets people move from one room, area, or building to another.
A dark passage led from the kitchen to the stone cellar.
passage + lead from ... to ...
Visitors waited in the hospital passage outside Dr. Wu's office.
Rain drummed on the glass roof above the shopping passage.
A narrow passage joined the library to the old church hall.
文法句型
a passage from + place + to + place
a narrow / covered passage
用法筆記
Usually names a built route inside or between buildings. Distinguish from noun sense 5, which names the act of going through somewhere rather than the place you go through.
常見錯誤
2. a short section taken from a book, speech, or piece of music.
a short section taken from a book, speech, or piece of music.
The violin passage near the end is hard to play cleanly.
music use: violin passage
Our teacher asked Mina to read the final passage aloud.
read a passage aloud
That funny passage from the novel made the whole class laugh.
The writer cut one long passage from his speech before dinner.
文法句型
a passage from + book / speech
a violin / piano passage
用法筆記
Often followed by 'from' when you quote writing, and often modified by an instrument name in music. Distinguish from noun sense 3, which is about time going by, not a section of a work.
常見錯誤
3. the steady going by of time, especially when its effects are noticed later.
the steady going by of time, especially when its effects are noticed later.
The passage of time softened her anger after the trial.
fixed phrase: the passage of time
Wrinkles showed the passage of years on Grandpa's face.
With the passage of time, the village grew around the station.
The pain eased with the passage of several weeks.
Only the passage of months revealed the plan's weakness.
文法句型
the passage of time
with the passage of time
the passage of + years / months / weeks
用法筆記
Almost always appears in fixed phrases such as 'the passage of time' or 'with the passage of years'. More formal than simply saying 'time passed'.
常見錯誤
4. a tube or open space in the body that carries air, food, liquid, or waste from o
a tube or open space in the body that carries air, food, liquid, or waste from one part to another.
Swelling in one nasal passage made it hard for Owen to breathe.
common anatomy phrase: nasal passage
The scan showed a narrow passage carrying food down to the stomach.
Doctors passed a tiny camera through the bowel passage to check for bleeding.
Smoke can damage the air passages deep inside the lungs.
文法句型
a nasal passage
air passages
用法筆記
Often modified by a body part or by what moves through it, as in 'nasal passage' or 'air passages'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a route in a building or outside space.
5. movement through or past a place by people, vehicles, air, water, or other thing
movement through or past a place by people, vehicles, air, water, or other things.
Passage through the mountain tunnel stopped after the storm.
pattern: passage through + place
Free passage of air keeps the greenhouse cool in summer.
collocation: free passage of air
Night guards checked the passage of trucks across the bridge.
The narrow gate allowed safe passage for the sheep.
Snow delayed the passage of climbers over the high pass.
- blockage
stresses that movement is stopped
- obstruction
focuses on the thing that prevents passage
文法句型
passage through + place
passage of + people / vehicles / air / water
free / safe passage
用法筆記
Common with 'through', 'across', 'of', and 'for', especially about people, vehicles, air, light, or water moving past a point. Distinguish from noun senses 7 to 9, which name a journey or ticketed travel rather than movement through a place.
常見錯誤
6. the stage when a bill or similar measure is formally accepted, especially by a p
the stage when a bill or similar measure is formally accepted, especially by a parliament, and becomes law.
The bill's passage followed six hours of debate.
legislative use: passage of a bill
Crowds cheered outside after the passage of the climate law.
Senators delayed passage until the finance report arrived.
Passage of the safety law will affect every factory.
Late-night talks secured passage in the lower house.
文法句型
passage of + bill / law
secure passage
delay passage
用法筆記
Usually used about bills, laws, or other measures in government and legal reporting. Distinguish from noun sense 5, which is about movement through space, and noun sense 3, which is about time going by.
常見錯誤
7. travel from one place to another, especially to get away from danger or trouble.
travel from one place to another, especially to get away from danger or trouble.
At night, smugglers arranged passage for families leaving the burning town.
arrange passage for + person
The charity found passage out of the valley before winter snow.
find passage out of + place
After the coup, many writers sought passage to safer countries.
Only one truck offered passage across the border that week.
- escape
focuses more strongly on getting free from danger
- evacuation
more official and often organized by authorities
- transport
broader and can describe ordinary travel without danger
文法句型
arrange passage for + person
seek / find passage out of + place
用法筆記
Common after verbs like 'arrange', 'find', and 'seek', often with 'out of', 'from', or 'to'. Distinguish from noun sense 8, which names one particular journey, usually by sea.
8. a trip across the sea, usually made by ship between two ports or coasts.
a trip across the sea, usually made by ship between two ports or coasts.
The passage from Lisbon to Rio lasted nearly three weeks.
passage from ... to ...
Rough weather made our passage across the channel very slow.
passage across + sea
Children played cards during the long passage to New York.
Her diary describes a winter passage around Cape Horn.
文法句型
passage from + place + to + place
passage across + sea / channel
用法筆記
Often followed by 'from ... to ...' or 'across ...'. Distinguish from noun sense 7, which focuses on escape, and from noun sense 5, which is the act of moving through somewhere.
9. in the phrase 'work your passage', a ship trip you earn by doing jobs on board i
in the phrase 'work your passage', a ship trip you earn by doing jobs on board instead of buying a ticket.
At eighteen, Noor worked her passage to Australia as a kitchen helper.
fixed phrase: work your passage
After losing his money, Tomas worked his passage on a cargo ship.
The brothers worked their passage by cleaning decks before sunrise.
Lena hoped to work her passage home after the fishing season.
文法句型
work your passage
work your passage to + place
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'work your passage'. The subject is the traveler, and the work is done on the ship as payment for the trip.