极的；被动的：He pZayed a passive
rote in the reZation- ship.他在他们的关系中处于被动地位。◊ a passive
observer 〇/ events 列席观察员.2 (gramma/•语法) connected with the form of a verb used
when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example He
was bitten by a dog. is a passive sentence (动词形式）被动语态的一compare active
(6) ►
pas*sive-ly adv.
mnoun (also
.passive
'voice) [sing.]
(grammar the
form of a verb used when
the subject is affected by the action of the verb动词被动形式；被动语态一compare active
n.
.passive
re'sistance noun [u] a way of opposing
a government or an enemy by peaceful means, often by refusing to obey laws or
orders 消极反抗；和♦抵抗
.passive
'smoking noun [il] the act of breathing
in smoke from other people’s cigarettes 被动吸烟；吸二
手烟
pas-siv-ity /pae'srvati/
noun [U] the state of accepting what happens without reacting or
trying to fight against it被动；消极状态
pas-siv-ize [BrE also -ise) /'paesivaiz/ verb
[VN] {grammar 语法）to put a verb into the
passive form 将（动词）变 成被动语态形式；使被动化
1 pass key noun = master key
Pass-over
/'pa:s0uva(r);
NAmE 'paesou-/ noun [U, C] the Jewish religious festival and holiday in
memory of the escape of the Jews from Egypt逾越节,(犹太人命宗教节
曰}
pasS.p〇rt /_pa:spo:t;
/SMwf'paespoTt/ #?owa7 1 an official document
that identifies you as a citizen of a particular country, and that you may have
to show when you enter or leave a country 护照：a valid pass- port 着效护照◊ a South
A_/rtcan passport 南非护照 0 I was stopped as I went through passport control (=where passports are
checked)•在经过护照查验卞
时，我被卩<5住T。◊ a passport
photo护照相it 2〜to sth a thing that
makes sth possible or enables you to achieve sth 途径；路子；幸段 Hn
key ： The only passport to success‘is
hard wori•获得成功的唯一途彳李森
是艰苦奋斗。
pass-word
/'pa:sw3：d; NAmE
'paesw3：rd/ noun 1 a secret word or
phrase that you need to know in order to be .allowed into a place g语；暗号；（口'^2 (co/?7pw">7g
计) a
series of letters or numbers that you must type into a computer or computer
system in order to be able to use it 口令；密码：Enter a username and password to
get into
the system.进入系统请键入用户名称知密码。
past /pa:st; /V/Amf paBSt/ adj.,
noun, prep., adv.
鼸 0办 1 gone by in time 过'去的;.昔日 A:
in past
years/ ce/iturfes/ages在过去的岁月/世纪/时代◊ in rimes past 在过去.◊ T/ie time/or
discussion is past.讨论的时间已
过。2 [only before noun] gone by recently;
just ended 冈丨J 过去的；刚结束的：I haven’t seen mucK 〇/ her
m tie past /ew weeks•近几周来我很少见到她。◊ 77ie past
month has been reaHy at vvorfc.'上个月工作实备是
忙 0 3 [only before noun]
belonging to an earlier time
从前的；以往的：past events以往的事件◊ From past experience Vd say h^d probably
forgotten the time, ^
过去的经验，我想他可能把时间忘了。◊pastand present students 〇/ the
coHege学院的老校友和现|E的在 校生■ ◊
iet’s/orget about who was more to bkzme—it’s
aH past history.咱们且忘掉更该责怪谁吧一-那都是陈年 旧账了。■ 4 [only before
noun] (grammar
语法）connected with the
form of a verb used to express actions in the past (动词 >
过去式的
■
noun 1 the past [sing.] the time that
has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time.过去；昔日；
去的事情：/ used to go there
o/ten in the past.过去我常
去#里。◊ the recent/distant past最近的/遥远的过去 0 She looked
back on the past without regret. M 0 ^ ft 事毫无遗憾。◊ Writing tetters seems
to be a t/ifng 〇/the
past•写信好像已是昔日的事情办2 [C] a person’s past
life or career (某人）过去的经历（或事业）：We don’t know
cmyt/iing about Ziis past.我们)M•他的过去一无所
知。◊ rhey say she has a >ast’（= bad things in her
past life that.she wishes to &eep secret).据说她有一段 “过去” ;f 不名誉的秘史）。3 the past [sing.] (gra/TJ/r?flr
语法)=PAST TENSE fTi!Wl See BLAST n.,
DISTANT, LIVE1
■
prep. 1 (A//\m£ also after) later than sth 晚于；'在…之
后乂 half past two 〇 ten (minutes) past
six
+
^ 〇 Therms a bus at twenty
minutes past the hour (=at l.2〇, 2.2〇, etc.).每小时逢二十分发一班公井汽车。
〇 We
arrived, at two o^lock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two).我们两点钟到达，+分钟后离开。◊ ft w〇5 past
到另一侧：We Hve m the houie just past the church.我 们就住在挨着教堂那边的房子里。◊ He hurried
past them without stopping.他匆匆走过他们身边，连停都没停。•^ He
just straight past us/ 他与我们擦肩而过！
3 above or further than a particular point
or stage 多 于；超过：Unemployment is now
past the 3 million marfc.失业人口现在已超过了 300万大关。◊:The /lowers are past their best•这些花已过了盛 的‘节。◊ ffe’s past his prime.他已不再年富力强了'。. ◊ She’s long past retire- ment age.她早已M &了逼休年龄。◊/fonestiy, J’mpast caring what happens (= I can no longer be
bothered to care).老寒说1，我已什么事都不关々T。rm past it (8rf，too old to do what you
used to be able to do; too old to be used for its normal function ( A ) M 孝而无用；（物）旧得不宜使用：历some sports you’re p〇5t it by the age o/25.'某砦运动中，人过25岁就难有 作■为了。◊ TTiat coat is 〖加/d/ig decidedly pastft.郝彳牛外 衣看来绝对穿不出去了。
■
flt/v. 1 from
one side of sth to the other 从一侧到另一 侧； '经过：' J caHed out to. Wm
as he ran past, —过 时，我大声喊他。2 used
to describe time passing (时 向）红去，逝去.EPITl by ： A week went past and nothing had changed. —个星期过去了，情况毫#变化。
pasta /'paesta; NAmE 'paista/ noun
[U] an Italian food made from flour, water and sometimes eggs, formed into
different shapes and usually served with a sauce. It is hard when dry and soft
when cooked.意大利面食
paste /peist/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [sing.] a soft wet
mixture, usually made of a powder and a liquid 面■团：She mixed the flour and water to a smooth
paste•地把面和水和成细润的面团。
2 [C] (especially in compounds 尤用于兩▲复合词）a smooth mixture of crushed meat, fish,
etc. that is spread on bread or used in cooking 肉（或鱼等 T 酱 (作涂抹料或烹饪用 >
3 [U] a type of glue that is used for sticking paper to things 粮糊：ivaZZpaper paste 贴壁 纸的糨糊 4 [U] a substance like
glass, that is used for making artificial jewels,
for example diamonds (，制 作人造宝石的）铅质玻璃
■
verb 1 [VN
+ adv./prep.] to stick sth to sth
else using glue or paste 粘贴；枯合：He pasted the pictures
into his scrapboofc•他把画片贴到他的剪贴本里。◊ Paste the two
together..把这两片粘在一起。◊ Paste down the
把边缘粘合起夫。2 [VN] to make sth by
sticking pieces of paper together 拼贴：The children were busy cutting and posting
paper hats.孩子们忙着剪裁和粘贴纸
帽子。3 (co/r»pwf/>7g
计）to copy or move text
into a document from another place or another document 贴；贴入；插入：[VN] This _/imcrion
aHows you to cut tmdpaste text.本功能可使你剪切并粘贴文本。◊ [v] Jt’s
qufcfcer to cut and paste than to retype•剪切和粘贴比重
新打字要快。
paste-board /'peistboid; NAmE
-bo:rd/ noun [u] a type of thin board made by sticking sheets
of paper together
(用多层纸粘贴的）硬纸板
pas-tel /'paestl; NAmE pae'stel/ noun
1 [U] soft coloured chalk, used
for drawing pictures 彩各粉笔；蜡笔： drawings in pastd 錯笔画 2
paste丨s [pi.] small sticks of chalk 粉笔：a box 〇/pastek — 盒袼笔 3 [C] a picture
drawn with pastels 彩备粉笔画；错笔画 4
[C].a pale delicate colour 淡雅的 么 彩： rhe whoZe house mis
painted fnsq/tpcwtek.整座房屋都漆成柔和淡雅的色彩。
pas-tern /'paestan; NAmE -tarn/ noun {anatomy M) the part of a horse’s
foot between the fetlock and the HOOF
.(马足部的）骹
pas-teur-ize {BrE also -ise) /'paistjaraiz; NAmE
'pass-/ verb [VN] to heat a liquid, especially milk, to a particular
temperature and then cool it, in order to kill harmful