●ˌpass aˈway🔑1. ( ˌpass ˈon) people say pass away to avoid saying ‘die’（die 的委婉语）逝世，亡故◆She passed away peacefully in her sleep. 她是在睡梦中安详地去世的。➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析pass away die ◇ pass away ◇ perish ◇ bite the dust These verbs all mean to stop living.这些动词都表示死亡。 die to stop living死；死亡Her father died of cancer.她父亲死于癌症。Her husband died suddenly last week.她丈夫上周突然去世。 pass away to die逝世；辞世；亡故His mother passed away last year.他母亲去年过世了。 perish (formal, literary) to die, especially in a sudden violent way丧命；横死；暴卒A family of four perished in the fire.一家四口命丧火灾。Thousands perished at the hands of the invading forces.在入侵军队手中，数千人罹难。 bite the dust (informal, humorous) to die翘辫子；上西天At the end of the film the baddies all bite the dust.在电影结尾，坏蛋都丢了性命。 WHICH WORD? People say pass away to avoid saying ‘die’. Perish is usually used in texts describing the results of war and accidents. Bite the dust is used humorously, and so should usually be avoided when talking about real people. It can be used to talk about businesses, plans, etc. * pass away 是 die 的委婉语。perish 通常用于描写战争和事故的后果。bite the dust 用于开玩笑打趣，因此通常应避免用于指真人，可用于指公司、计划等。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto die / perish of / from sthto die / perish in an accident, a fire, etc.to die / pass away peacefully2.to disappear消失◆Many of these customs have passed away. 这些风俗有很多已消失了。[v + adv]