pass away

英 [pɑːs ə'weɪ] 美 [pæs ə'weɪ]

• v. 逝世；消磨（时间）；消逝

英英释义

Verb:

1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

   "She died from cancer"
   "The children perished in the fire"
   "The patient went peacefully"
   "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
   

2. go out of existence;

   "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. We were shocked to learn of his passing away.
   我们惊悉他不幸逝世。
2. I am sorry to hear that he passed away last month.
   听说他上个月逝世了，我很难过。
3. He would rhyme away the long evenings.
   他常常以作诗消磨长夜。
4. Love makes the time pass.Time makes love pass.
   爱可以消磨时间，时光可以打发爱情。
5. The rumbling of the train slowly died away.
   火车的隆隆声慢慢消逝了。
6. The shout from his heart never faded away in the snow field.
   这心灵的呐喊从未消逝。

词汇搭配

• pass away 逝世

词义辨析

die，decease，expire，perish，pass away

• 这些动词或短语动词均有“死”或“死亡”之意。
• die最普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。
• decease正式用词，多指法律上的用语。
• expire委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气，断气而死。
• perish书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
• pass away是die的委婉用语。

近反义词

【近义词】

• die 死
• expire 终止
• dissolve 使溶解
• depart 离开
• decease 【U】死
• perish 毁灭
• buy the farm 摔毁一架飞机...
• exit 出口
• drop dead 暴死
• cash in one's chips 把筹码兑成钱...
• snuff it 死
• pass 通过
• conk 鼻子
• croak 嗄嗄叫
• go 去
• pop off 突然死去
• kick the bucket 一命呜呼
• choke 窒息