plural passages
plural passages
Learner's definition of PASSAGE
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[count] : a long, narrow space that connects one place to another通道;走廊 2
[count] : a narrow space that people or things can move through小徑;狹窄的通道 -
We squeezed through a narrow passage between the rocks.我們從岩石間狹窄的通道勉強通過。
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Special ships clear passages through the ice.專用船只在冰上開出通道。
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The medicine makes breathing easier by opening nasal passages.這種藥物使鼻腔通暢,從而使呼吸更容易。
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: an act of moving or passing from one place or state to another通過;經過;度過 [noncount]
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They controlled the passage of goods through their territory.他們控制着經過他們領土的貨物通道。
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He guaranteed us safe passage. [=he promised that we could safely travel through the area]他保證我們安全通過。
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the passage of food through the digestive system食物經過消化系統的過程
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the passage of air into and out of the lungs空氣吸入和呼出肺部
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the passage from life to death從生到死的過程
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the passage of the seasons季節的更替
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He left after the passage of a few hours.幾個小時過後他離開了。
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With the passage of time, the number of children suffering with the disease has decreased dramatically.随着時間的推移,罹患這種疾病的兒童數量大幅減少。
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— see also rite of passage 4 [count]
a : a usually short section of a book, poem, speech, etc.段落;章節 -
He quoted a passage from the Bible.他引用了《聖經》中的一段話。
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The book's main theme is reflected in the following passage.這本書的主題在下一段落中得到反映。
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long descriptive passages大段的描述性章節
b : a usually short section of a piece of music樂段 5
: an act of officially approving a bill, law, etc.通過(議案、法律等) [noncount]
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The passage [=enactment] of this law will save lives.這部法律的通過會挽救很多生命。
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the passage of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution通過《美國憲法第25修正案》
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government leaders who are determined to get passage of their bills決心使自己提出的議案獲得通過的政府領導人
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6 old-fashioned
a [count] : a voyage or journey usually on a boat航行 b [noncount] : the right to travel on a boat, airplane, etc.船票;機票;車票