passage

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đoạn hành lang, lối đi nhỏ

BrE /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ AmE /ˈpæsɪdʒ/

noun en → vi

1 PASSAGEWAY [singular] A2

Đoạn hành lang, lối đi nhỏ

a narrow space between walls, fences, etc., that you can walk through

  • a passage to somewhere

Collocations passage to the garden · narrow passage between houses

  • There's a narrow passage between the two buildings.

    Có một lối đi nhỏ giữa hai tòa nhà.

2 TEXT [singular] B1

Đoạn văn, đoạn trích

a short piece of writing or speech that is part of a longer text, such as a book or article

  • a passage from somewhere

Collocations passage from the Bible · passage in a book

  • The teacher asked us to read a passage from the novel.

    Giáo viên yêu cầu chúng tôi đọc một đoạn trong cuốn tiểu thuyết.

1 PASS [intransitive] B1

Đi qua, vượt qua

to move past someone or something, especially in a vehicle

  • pass somebody/something

Collocations a car passes by · people pass each other on the street

  • A bus passed us as we were walking.

    Một chiếc xe buýt đã vượt qua chúng tôi khi chúng tôi đang đi bộ.

2 APPROVE [transitive] B2

Đồng ý, thông qua

to officially agree to something, such as a law or proposal

  • pass something

Collocations parliament passes a bill · the committee passed the proposal

  • The council passed a new law.

    Ủy ban đã thông qua một đạo luật mới.

3 PASS TIME [intransitive] B1

Đi qua thời gian, tiêu xài thời gian

to spend time doing something, especially when you are waiting for something to happen or have nothing else to do

  • pass time doing something

Collocations pass the time reading a book · pass the time chatting with friends

  • She passed the time by watching TV.

    Cô ấy đã tiêu xài thời gian bằng cách xem truyền hình.

4 PASS ON [transitive] B1

Truyền lại, chuyển tiếp

to give something to someone else, especially information or a message

  • pass something on

Collocations pass the news on to someone · pass a message on to someone

  • Could you pass this information on to John?

    Bạn có thể chuyển tiếp thông tin này cho John không?

5 PASS AWAY [intransitive] B2

Ra đi, qua đời

to die, especially of old age or illness

  • pass away

Collocations an elderly person passes away · a famous writer passed away last week

  • The old man passed away peacefully in his sleep.

    Ông già đã ra đi trong giấc ngủ của mình.

6 PASS BY [intransitive] C1

Bỏ qua, không sử dụng cơ hội

to not use an opportunity or chance to do something

  • pass up

Collocations pass up a good opportunity · don't pass up the chance to do something

  • Don't pass up this chance to travel abroad.

    Đừng bỏ qua cơ hội này để đi du lịch nước ngoài.