pas‧sage W2 / pæsɪdʒ / 名词

1 in a building [可数名词] a long narrow area with walls on either side which connects one room or place to another → corridor :

My office is just along the passage.

We walked down a narrow passage to the back of the building.

an underground passage

2 from a book etc [可数名词] a short part of a book, poem, speech, piece of music etc

passage from/of

He read out a short passage from the Bible.

3 movement [不可数名词] formal the movement of people or vehicles along a road or across an area of land

passage of

The bridge isn’t strong enough to allow the passage of heavy vehicles.

Both sides agreed to allow the free passage of medical supplies into the area.

He was guaranteed safe passage out of the country.

4 of a law [不可数名词] when a new law is discussed and accepted by a parliament or Congress

passage through

The bill was amended several times during its passage through Congress.

They are expecting the new legislation to have quite a rough passage (= be discussed and criticized a lot ) through Parliament.

5 journey [可数名词] old-fashioned a journey on a ship

passage to

My parents couldn’t afford the passage to America.

6 inside sb’s body [可数名词] a tube in your body that air or liquid can pass through :

the nasal passages

7 way through [单数形式] a way through something

passage through

The police forced a passage through the crowd.

8 the passage of time the passing of time :

With the passage of time, things began to look more hopeful.

→ rite of passage at rite ( 2 )

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

narrow A narrow passage led to a small room at the back of the house.

dark He groped his way along the dark passage.

an underground/subterranean passage The air in these underground passages is cold and damp.

a secret passage The bookcase moved to reveal a secret passage.

短语

a maze of passages (= many passages, in which it is easy to get lost ) We wandered through a maze of passages.