pass

通り過ぎる、追い越す

人や場所、物のそばを通り、後ろに残して進む。

やさしい英語で： To move past a person, place, or thing so that it is behind you.

• We pass the school every day.
• A blue car passed us on the road.
• Did you pass the station on your way here?

使い方： pass by someone/something (We passed by the school on our walk.)

類義語： go past, go by

よく使う表現： pass someone, pass a building, pass by something

合格する

試験で、合格に必要な成績を取る。

やさしい英語で： To get a good enough result in a test or exam to succeed.

• I passed my test.
• She passed all her exams last year.
• How many students passed this time?

反対語： fail

よく使う表現： pass an exam, pass a test, pass with distinction

過ぎる、過ごす

時間が過ぎる。また、何かをして時間を過ごす。

やさしい英語で： If time does this, it goes by; you can also spend it doing something.

• The hours passed slowly.
• We passed the time by telling stories.
• Ten years have passed since we last met.

使い方： pass the time doing something (We passed the time playing cards.)

類義語： go by, elapse, spend

よく使う表現： let time pass, pass the time, pass an hour

渡す

物を他の人に渡す。通常は手で差し出して渡す。

やさしい英語で： You give something to another person, usually by handing it to them.

• Please pass me the salt.
• He passed the keys to his sister.
• Could you pass those papers around?

使い方： pass someone something (Please pass me a clean plate.); pass something to someone (She passed the letter to her father.)

類義語： hand, give

よく使う表現： pass someone something, pass the salt, pass something over

可決する、成立する

法案や決定案を、通常は投票によって正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To officially approve a proposed law or decision, usually by voting.

• The council passed the proposal.
• A new law passed yesterday.
• Will parliament pass the bill this week?

類義語： approve, adopt

反対語： reject

よく使う表現： pass a law, pass a bill, pass a motion

通る

道路や川、鉄道が、ある場所の中やそばを通る。

やさしい英語で： A road, river, or railway goes through or past a place.

• The road passes our village.
• The river passes through the city centre.
• Does the railway pass near your house?

使い方： pass through something (The railway passes through a forest.); pass something (The river passes several small towns.)

類義語： run, go

よく使う表現： pass through something, pass a village, pass near something

パス

同じチームの別の選手にボールを送ること。

やさしい英語で： An act of sending the ball to another player on your team.

• That was a good pass.
• She caught his pass and scored.
• Their goalkeeper intercepted two dangerous passes.

使い方： a pass to someone (His pass to the striker led to a goal.)

よく使う表現： make a pass, short pass, forward pass, catch a pass

入場券、通行証、定期券

場所に入ったりサービスを利用したりできる券やカード。

やさしい英語で： A card or ticket that lets you enter a place or use a service.

• Show your pass at the door.
• I bought a monthly bus pass.
• Visitors need passes to enter this building.

類義語： permit, entry card

よく使う表現： bus pass, visitor pass, season pass, show a pass