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词组 pass for
释义
Idiom
pass forpass for (someone/something)
to appear to be someone or something else.
A lot of what passes for humor these days is just anger expressed in the form of a joke.Although he's 35, he could still pass for a college student.

Phr V
pass for
passes, passing, passed
pass as/for sb/sth
(never passive) if someone or something passes as someone or something else, they appear like that person or thing
She's fifteen but she could easily pass for eighteen.Their food is really good, especially if you think about what passes for (= what is considered) food in most pubs.
phrasepass for1. could pass for sb to make other people think you are a type of person that you are not, because you look or seem so much like that typesb could pass as sb The Mitchell brothers could easily pass for twins. If you grow your hair any longer, you could pass for a girl. SIMILAR TO: pass as2. pass for sth if one thing passes for another, it is called or considered the second thing even though it is not - used when you do not approve of something: some of the rubbish that passes for music in the popular charts these days Chinese students said they found it difficult to eat what passes for Asian cooking in the UK. SIMILAR TO: pass as

pass for (someone or something)

To be able to be accepted as or believed to be someone or something else. The fact that glass can so easily pass for diamond among most consumers tells me that the gem's value is kind of a hoax. With the right clothes and makeup, I think you could easily pass for an adult.

pass for someone or something

to be accepted as someone, some type of person, or something. You could pass for your twin brother. This painting could almost pass for the original.

pass for something

to pay for something; to treat someone by paying for something. Come on. Let's go out. I'll pass for dinner. I'll pass for drinks if you want.

pass for

Be accepted as or believed to be, usually something that is not so. For example, Jean is 23 but could pass for a teenager, or They thought that copy would pass for an original. [Late 1500s]

pass for

v.
To be accepted as something; be believed to be something: The fake painting passed for an original. If you wore that heavy coat and fur hat, you could pass for a Russian.
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