第25句:
He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the Admission's Office.
六級詞匯講解:
pass sb.over意為“(考慮提升等時)跳過某人”,該短語看似常見,但往往是聽音的難點。dean此處意為“主任”。Admission's Office意為“招生辦公室”。
六級考點歸納:
口語中常見的與pass有關的短語還有:
1. pass over sth.意為“避免提及,不加理會”。如:
I chose to pass over his rude remarks.
我選擇不去理會他粗魯的言辭。
2. pas through意為“經過,路過”。如:
We were passing through, so we came to say hello.
我們正路過此地,所以過來問候一聲。
3. pass up sth,意為“放棄,不要(機會等)”。如:
He passed up the opportunity to go to college.
他放棄了上大學的機會。