词典释义：
[mass noun]the act or process of moving through, under, over, or past something on the way from one place to another
经过，通过
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there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock .欲通过水闸的船只有泊船处可供使用。
the act or process of moving forward
经过，消逝
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despite the passage of time she still loved him .尽管时光流逝，她依然爱着他。
the right to pass through somewhere
通过权；通行权
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we obtained a permit for safe passage from the embassy .我们从大使馆得到了可以安全通过的许可。
[count noun]a journey or ticket for a journey by sea or air
（乘船或飞机的）旅行；船票；机票
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I booked a passage on the next ship .我预订了下一艘船的船票。
【鸟】 （候鸟的）迁徙，迁移
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the species occurs regularly on passage 这种鸟作有规律的迁徙活动
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[as modifier]
a passage migrant 迁徙候鸟。
【医，生】 （微生物的）传代，继代移种。
a narrow way, typically having walls either side, allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway
通道，走廊，过道。
a duct, vessel, or other channel in the body
（体内的）管道，通道。
[mass noun]the process of transition from one state to another
过渡，转变
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an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge .一则主题有关从蒙昧向知识过渡的寓言。
the passing of a bill into law
（法案的）通过
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a catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law .动乱的起因是通过了一部私有化法律。
a short extract from a book or other printed material
（书籍或其他印刷品的）一段，一节
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he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again .他拿起报纸把这一段又看了一遍。
a section of a piece of music
（音乐作品的）段落
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nothing obscures the outlines of an orchestral passage more than a drum roll on an unrelated note .除了一连串不和谐的鼓声外，没有什么更能使一段管弦乐的演奏要点变得模糊不清。
an episode in a longer activity such as a sporting event
插曲，片段
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a neat passage of midfield play .一段干净利索的中场表演。
[with obj.]
【医，生】 使（微生物）继代移种，使传代
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each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively .每一个重组病毒都被连续传代九次。
a movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing
巴沙基（盛装舞步和古典骑术的高抬腿舞步）。
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passage of （或at ）arms a fight or dispute 交战；争论 -
work one's passage work in return for a free place on a voyage 打工抵船费he worked his passage home as a steward . 他靠在船上当服务员来抵交回家的船费
"Middle English： from Old French, based on Latin
