- [countable]
a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another 通道；走廊 Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb2, Buildingsb2Someone was waiting outside in the passage. 有人在外面的走廊等着。 There was a bedroom with a small passage leading off to a bathroom. 有一间卧室自带有一个小走廊通往浴室。 There was a door at the end of the passage. 走廊尽头有一扇门。 Liz walked out of her room and down the passage. 莉兹走出房间，沿着走廊走去。 the maze of secret passages which wound their way under the building 在建筑物下面像迷宫一样迂回曲折的秘密通道 the passage between the two houses 两所房子之间的通道
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- narrow
- …
- clear
- force
- lead
- along a/the passage
- down a/the passage
- through a/the passage
- …
- the end of a passage
- a maze of passages
- [countable]
a tube in the body through which air, liquid, etc. passes （体内通气、输液等的）管路，通道 blocked nasal passages 鼻道堵塞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nasal
- air
- back
- …
- block
- obstruct
- clear
- …
- [countable]
a short section from a book, piece of music, etc. 章节；段落；乐段 Read the following passage and answer the questions below. 阅读下面这段文章并回答后面的问题。 I have quoted this passage at length. 我详细地引用了这一段落。 - passage from/in something
a passage from the Bible 选自《圣经》的一段文字
Collocations LiteratureLiterature 文学 Being a writer 当作家 - write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 - become a writer/novelist/playwright
成为作家／小说家／剧作家 - find/have a publisher/an agent
找到／有出版商／代理人 - have a new book out
出版一部新书 - edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 - dedicate a book/poem to…
把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围 - construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 - advance/drive the plot
推进故事情节的发展 - introduce/present the protagonist/a character
介绍主人公／一个人物 - describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 - create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 - build/heighten the suspense/tension
制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 - evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
唤起对这种状况的同情 - convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 - engage the reader
吸引读者 - seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
抓住（读者的）想象力 - arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
唤起（读者的）情感／同情 - lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言 - use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 - use/adopt/develop a style/technique
使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 - be rich in/be full of symbolism
富含象征意义 - evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
唤起…的形象／感觉 - create/achieve an effect
创造／取得效果 - maintain/lighten the tone
维持／缓和基调 - introduce/develop an idea/a theme
引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 - inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论 - read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 - review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 - give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
给予／得到好评／恶评 - be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
被誉为一部杰作 - quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 - provoke/spark discussion/criticism
引发讨论／评论 - study/interpret/understand a text/passage
研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 - translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2, Literature and writingb2His writings are filled with poignant passages describing winter winds. 他的作品中充满了描述冬日寒风的感伤段落。 I'll dig out the relevant passages in St Augustine. 我会挖掘出圣奥古斯丁的有关段落。 In the 15th symphony he quotes a passage from Rossini's ‘William Tell’ overture. 在第15 交响曲中，他引用了罗西尼《威廉·退尔》序曲中的一段。 There's a lot of slang in this passage. 这个段落中有很多俚语。 The children were asked to choose their favourite passage from the books they had read. 孩子们被要求从他们读过的书中选择他们最喜欢的一段。 There are passages in this book that are very hard to understand. 这本书里有些段落很难理解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- brief
- …
- play
- in a/the passage
- passage from
- [singular] the passage of time (literary)
the process of time passing （时间的）流逝，推移 - [singular]
the process of discussing a bill in a parliament so that it can become law 通过 Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc2He deserves credit for ensuring the passage of the Civil Rights Act. 是他确保了《民权法案》得以通过，应该给他记上一功。 Starr voted for the final passage of the bill. 斯塔尔为该法案的最终通过投了赞成票。 The bill is expected to face a stormy passage in both houses. 该法案有望在参众两院冲破重重阻力后获得通过。 The bill will complete its passage in November. 该法案将在 11 月份走完通过程序。 The bills did not gain passage in the Senate. 那些法案没有在参议院获得通过。 They have launched a campaign to block passage of the bill. 他们已经发起了一波运动来阻止该法案的通过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- smooth
- stormy
- speedy
- …
- begin
- complete
- block
- …
- during the passage
- passage through
- [singular]
a journey from one place to another by ship （乘船的）航程，旅程 Her grandfather had worked his passage (= worked on a ship to pay for the journey) to America. 她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船费来到美国。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1The canal route was shorter than the sea passage around the northern coast. 在北部海岸，运河路线比海上航道要短些。 It was a long, rough passage, battling into the wind for seven hours. 这是一段漫长而艰难的旅程，在风中挣扎了七个小时。 We met him on our outward passage. 我们在前往外地的航行途中碰到了他。 We had a stormy passage to India. 到印度的航程中，我们经历了暴风雨。 She had secured passage on a ship heading for England. 她已弄到了前往英格兰的船票。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- rough
- …
- have
- book
- secure
- …
- during a/the passage
- on somebody’s/the passage
- passage across
- …
- [singular] a passage (through something)
a way through something 通路；通道 Extra Examplesa narrow passage through the bushes 穿过灌木丛的狭窄通道 to clear a passage for ships through the ice 在冰面上辟出一条通道供船只通过
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- speedy
- slow
- …
- deny somebody
- refuse (somebody)
- block
- …
- passage across
- passage down
- passage from… to…
- …
- the passage of time
- a rite of passage
- [uncountable] (formal)
the action of going across, through or past something 穿过；穿越 Extra ExamplesState-of-the-art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road. 最先进的减震悬架保证汽车在最崎岖不平的道路上也可以平稳通行。 Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain. 山坡上凿出的台阶使步行者下山变得容易。 the slow passage of a snail across the veranda 蜗牛缓慢爬过阳台 The operation will allow free passage of fluid in and out of the organ. 手术将使得体液自由进出那个器官。 Portugal's passage into the next round of the tournament 葡萄牙进入锦标赛下一轮的道路 We are not aware of our passage from consciousness to sleep. 我们还不清楚从清醒到进入睡眠的过程。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- speedy
- slow
- …
- deny somebody
- refuse (somebody)
- block
- …
- passage across
- passage down
- passage from… to…
- …
- the passage of time
- a rite of passage
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] passage (+ adv./prep.)
the permission to travel across a particular area of land 通行许可 We were promised (a) speedy passage through the border. 有人答应我们可以迅速通过边境。 If the law were passed, EU nationals would no longer enjoy free passage through member states. 如果该法律获得通过，欧盟国民将不再享有通过成员国的自由。
Extra ExamplesThe Security Council has demanded free passage for families fleeing from the fighting. 安理会要求让逃离战火的家庭自由通行。 They denied him passage through the territory. 他们拒绝让他从这一地区通过。 a safe passage out of the war zone 从战争地带的安全离开
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rapid
- speedy
- slow
- …
- deny somebody
- refuse (somebody)
- block
- …
- passage across
- passage down
- passage from… to…
- …
- the passage of time
- a rite of passage
see also bird of passage, rite of passage
long narrow way狭长通路
in the body体内
section from book章节
of time时间
of bill in parliament议会的议案
journey by ship海程
going through通过
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin passus ‘pace’.