passage
/ˈpæsɪdʒ; `pæsɪdʒ/ n
1 [U]
(a) process of passing 过; 经过
the passage of time 时间的推移.
(b) action of going past, through or across sth 通过; 穿过; 横过
The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden. 机动车禁止通行.
(c) freedom or right to go through or across sth 通行权; 通行自由
They were denied passage through the occupied territory. 他们被禁止穿越占领区.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
way through sth 通路; 通道
force a passage through the crowd 在人群中挤出一条通路. 3[C]
(cost of a ticket for a) journey from one place to another by ship or plane; voyage （乘船或飞机的）航程, 旅行, 旅费
book one's passage to New York 订购去纽约的票
He worked his passage to Australia, eg paid for the journey by doing jobs on the ship he was travelling on. 他在去澳大利亚旅行的船上做工偿付船费.
4 (also `passageway) [C]
narrow way through sth, esp with walls on both sides; corridor 通道; （尤指）走廊.
5 [C] tube-like structure in the human body, through which air, secretions, etc pass （人体内的）管道（如气管、 分泌管道等）
the nasal passages 鼻腔通道
(infml 口) the back passage, ie the anus 肛门.
6 [C] short section from a book, speech, piece of music, etc quoted or considered on its own （书、 讲话、 音乐等的）一段, 一节
a passage from the Bible 《圣经》的一段经文.
7 [U] passing of a bill1(4) by a parliament so that it becomes law （法案的）通过.