pass

The meeting passed noon, and people still had questions.

會議過了中午，大家還是有問題。

pass + time point

By the time we passed midnight, the roads were empty.

等到我們過了午夜時，路上已經空了。

Sales passed one million dollars during the holiday week.

假期那一週，銷售額超過了一百萬美元。

pass + number

The river passed the danger mark after two days of rain.

下了兩天雨後，河水超過了警戒線。

pass + limit or mark

The pain passed after Mia put ice on her ankle.

Mia 把冰敷在腳踝上後，疼痛就消退了。

unpleasant feeling passes

By Monday morning, the shock had passed for most staff.

到了星期一早上，大多數員工的震驚都平息了。

Nina passed her driving test on the second try.

Nina 第二次考駕照就及格了。

pass + test

Only twelve students passed the final math exam.

只有十二名學生考過期末數學考試。

Please pass the salt to Grandpa at the end of the table.

請把鹽遞給坐在桌子另一頭的 Grandpa。

pass + object + to + person

Rita passed me a clean towel after the swim.

游完泳後，Rita 遞給我一條乾淨毛巾。

pass + person + object

Nora passed the ball to Ken before the goalkeeper rushed out.

守門員衝出來前，Nora 先把球傳給了 Ken。

pass + the ball to + teammate

From the corner, the captain passed the ball across the box to Liu.

隊長從角球區把球橫傳到禁區內給 Liu。

The tourist tried to pass a fake fifty at the night market.

那名遊客想在夜市拿假五十元鈔票付款。

pass + fake note at a shop

Police said the gang passed stolen bills through small shops.

警方說那個集團透過小店家花掉偷來的鈔票。

The summer passed quickly once the new baby came home.

新生兒一回到家，那個夏天就很快流逝了。

time expression + pass

Two hours passed, but the repair truck still had not arrived.

兩個小時過去了，但修車卡車還是沒到。

We passed the long train ride by playing card games.

我們靠打牌來消磨漫長的火車車程。

pass + time period + by + -ing

During the storm, the children passed the afternoon with puzzles.

暴風雨期間，孩子們用拼圖消磨了一整個下午。

pass + time period + with + noun

Last night, the council passed the new parking rules.

昨晚，市議會表決通過了新的停車規定。

official body + pass + rules

After weeks of debate, parliament passed the budget at midnight.

經過數週辯論後，國會在午夜通過了預算案。

At the park, two strangers passed judgment on Maya's crying son.

在公園裡，兩個陌生人對 Maya 哭鬧的兒子評頭論足。

pass judgment on + person

At dinner, Uncle Ray passed comment on everyone's clothes.

吃晚飯時，Uncle Ray 批評了大家的穿著。

pass comment on + something

Judge Moreno passed a six-month prison sentence on Raul for the shop attack.

Moreno 法官因那起店內攻擊案判 Raul 六個月徒刑。

pass + a sentence

After lunch, the court passed sentence on all three men.

午飯後，法院對那三名男子宣判。

legal phrase: pass sentence

Grandpa passed peacefully in his sleep last winter.

Grandpa 在去年冬天睡夢中安詳過世。

polite use for death

Aunt Rosa passed at ninety-two with her daughters nearby.

Aunt Rosa 在九十二歲時離世，女兒們都陪在身邊。

pass at + age

Babies pass waste more often when they drink extra milk.

嬰兒喝了較多牛奶後，排出廢物會更頻繁。

pass + waste from the body

The medicine helped Omar pass the stone by morning.

這種藥幫助 Omar 在早上前把結石排出來。

medical use: pass a stone

The nurse told Ava to call if she passed blood in her urine again.

護士叫 Ava 如果又尿血就要打電話。

pass blood as a symptom

After the fall, Leo passed blood and went to the hospital.

Leo 摔倒後出現排血情形，就去了醫院。

When the hard history question came up, Ella passed.

那題困難的歷史題一出現，Ella 就跳過了。

intransitive use in a quiz

Max passed because he had no cards of that color.

Max 因為手上沒有那種顏色的牌，所以只好跳過。

The room passed from silence into loud celebration.

房間一下子從安靜轉為大聲歡呼。

pass from one state into another

As evening came, the sky passed from blue to grey.

傍晚來臨時，天空從藍色變成灰色。

pass from + state + to + state

Professor Lin's lab course gives a pass instead of a number grade.

Professor Lin 的實驗課只記通過，不給數字成績。

pass instead of a number grade

Eva was relieved to see a pass beside her lab project.

Eva 看到她的實驗作業旁邊寫著通過，終於鬆了一口氣。

Tanaka saw the wing free and made a quick pass.

Tanaka 看到側翼有空檔，就做了一次快速傳球。

make a pass

One short pass opened space near the goal for Brazil.

一次短傳為 Brazil 在球門前打開了空間。

short/long pass in team sports

Show your pass at the station gate before boarding the train.

上車前，先在車站閘門出示你的通行證。

show your pass

Carla forgot her work pass and had to call security.

Carla 忘了帶工作通行證，只好打電話給警衛。

work/bus/visitor pass

Nina showed the pass and walked to the nurse's office.

Nina 出示外出單後，就走去保健室了。

school pass for leaving class

Mr Chen wrote Jake a pass for the school library.

Mr Chen 開了一張外出單給 Jake 去學校圖書館。

write someone a pass

Snow closed the pass between the two villages last night.

昨晚的大雪封住了兩個村子之間的山口。

the pass between two places

Our bus climbed slowly through the high pass at dawn.

我們的巴士在黎明時慢慢爬過那個高山口。

through the pass

After the first pass, Nina cut three long sentences from the report.

第一輪校閱後，Nina 從報告裡刪掉了三個冗長的句子。

first pass through a text

Before the school magazine went to print, Jon made one last pass over the article.

校刊送印前，Jon 又把那篇文章最後校閱了一遍。

pass over a text before publication

By winter, the family was in a bad pass after the factory closed.

到了冬天，工廠關閉後，這家人陷入了困境。

in a bad pass — literary pattern

In Geneva, the peace talks reached a dangerous pass when both sides refused to meet.

在 Geneva，雙方都拒絕會面時，和談進入了危險關頭。

reach a dangerous pass

The drunk man made a pass at the waitress near closing time.

打烊前，那個喝醉的男人對女服務生出言挑逗。

make a pass at somebody

Dana left early after a stranger made a pass at her.

有陌生人對她出言挑逗後，Dana 就提早離開了。