英语词汇“pass as”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

pass as

释义

Idiom

pass as someone or something

Theme: SIMILARITY

to succeed in being accepted as someone or something.

The spy was able to pass as a regular citizen.The thief was arrested when he tried to pass as a priest.

Phr V

pass as

passes, passing, passed

pass as/for sb/sth

(never passive) if someone or something passes as someone or something else, they appear like that person or thing

She's fifteen but she could easily pass for eighteen.Their food is really good, especially if you think about what passes for (= what is considered) food in most pubs.

phrasepass as1. pass as sb to make other people think that you are a type of person that you are not, because you look or seem so much like that typesb could pass as sb With my hair cut short I could have passed as a boy. Paul's an athletic-looking guy who could easily pass as a gym teacher.■ SIMILAR TO: pass for2. pass as sth if one thing passes as another, it is called or considered the second thing even though it is not - used when you do not approve of something: chocolate-covered granola bars that pass as healthy snackswhat passes as (=what is called or considered) The houses had no bathrooms, and what passed as running water came through garden hoses.■ SIMILAR TO: pass for

pass as (someone or something)

To be able to be accepted as or believed to be someone or something else. The fact that glass can so easily pass as diamond among most consumers tells me that the gem's value is kind of a hoax. With the right clothes and makeup, I think you could easily pass as an adult.

pass as someone or something

to succeed in being accepted as someone or something. The spy was able to pass as a regular citizen. The thief was arrested when he tried to pass as a priest.

pass as

To give some unreal impression that is accepted as real; pass for something: Although he was 30, he could easily pass as a teenager when he shaved his beard.

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