| 词组 | pass away |
| 释义 | pass away 1. pass away formal to die - use this when you want to be very polite and avoid using the word 'die': ▪ Colonel Tom Parker passed away last week at the age of 87. ▪ John Hewitt had been ill for some time, and passed away peacefully on 12 April. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑die, ↑pass on 2. pass away formal to slowly disappear or stop existing: ▪ We pray that this threat of war may quickly pass away. 3. pass away when a period of time passes away, it finishes: ▪ Day after day passed away, but still we heard nothing from Kendall. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go by 4. pass away sth • pass sth away if you pass a period of time away, you spend time doing something so that you are not bored, especially when you are waiting for something else to happen: ▪ The old men sit outside cafes, and play cards to pass the time away. ▪ I tried to pass away the time be reading a magazine. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑while away |
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