摘自《牛津高阶词典》
passage:
1、 (a) 过;经过:the passage of time 时间的推移.
(b) 通过;穿过;横过:The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden. 机动车禁止通行.
(c) 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、 通路;通道:force a passage through the crowd 在人群中挤出一条通路。
3、(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、通道;(尤指)走廊。
5、(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、(书﹑ 讲话﹑ 音乐等的)一段, 一节: a passage from the Bible 《圣经》的一段经文。
7、(法案的)通过。