passport
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pass·port /ˈpɑːspɔːt $ ˈpæspɔːrt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 PGOa small official document that you get from your government, that proves who you are, and which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries 护照 I have an Irish passport. 我持爱尔兰护照。 They need to check that your passport is in order. 他们要检查一下你的护照是否有效。2 passport to success/health/romance etc WAY/METHODsomething that makes it easy for you to achieve success, good health etc 获取成功/健康/爱情等的通行证 She saw a good diet as a passport to good health. 她认为合理饮食能带来健康。 Don’t assume that winning a talent contest is a passport to success. 不要以为在才艺比赛中得了奖今后就一定会成功。 COLLOCATIONSverbshave/hold a passport 有/持护照I have a Canadian passport. 我持加拿大护照。apply for a passport 申请护照You can apply for an Italian passport if your parents are Italian. 如果父母是意大利人,可以去申请意大利护照。get a passport (also obtain a passport formal) 拿到护照nIt took quite a long time to get a new passport.renew a passport 更新护照nI'd forgotten to renew my passport.ntravel on a passportThe men were convicted of travelling on a false passport.adjectivesa British/American etc passport 英国/美国等护照She was born in India but has a British passport. 她出生在印度,但有英国护照。a valid passport (=one that is officially acceptable) 有效的护照For travel abroad, you must have a valid passport. 出国旅行必须拥有有效护照。a false/forged passport (also a fake passport informal) 假护照nHe used a false passport to enter Kenya.passport + NOUNa passport photograph/photo 护照照片a passport holder (=someone who has a passport) 护照持有人nBritish passport holders must obtain a visa before entering the country.a passport application 护照申请nthe processing of passport applications
Examples from the Corpus
passport• Though made with direct flash, the resulting portrait was anything but a passport picture.• Paris was mooted but when Henrietta could not find her passport they eloped to Edinburgh.• So, on the whole I am cautiously in favour of machines inspecting passports at great speed, a scheme experimentally working at Heathrow.• I was waved straight through the gate behind them, fanning the air with my passport.• It is your responsibility to be in possession of a valid passport and any visa which may be necessary.• What will you do if they stop you in the street and ask for your passport?From Longman Business Dictionarypassportpass‧port /ˈpɑːspɔːtˈpæspɔːrt/ noun [countable] a small book containing a person’s name and photograph, given by a government to a citizen. It proves who the person is and allows them to leave or enter countriesOrigin passport (1400-1500) French passeport, from passer ( → PASS1) + port ( → PORT)pass·port noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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passport
pass‧port /ˈpɑːspɔːt $ ˈpæspɔːrt/
noun [countable]1. a small official document that you get from your government, that proves who you are, and which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries:
I have an Irish passport.
They need to check that your passport is in order.
2. passport to success/health/romance etc something that makes it easy for you to achieve success, good health etc:
She saw a good diet as a passport to good health.
Don’t assume that winning a talent contest is a passport to success.
■ verbs
▪have/hold a passport I have a Canadian passport.
▪apply for a passport You can apply for an Italian passport if your parents are Italian.
▪get a passport (also obtain a passport formal) It took quite a long time to get a new passport.
▪renew a passport I'd forgotten to renew my passport.
▪travel on a passport The men were convicted of travelling on a false passport.
■ adjectives
▪a British/American etc passport She was born in India but has a British passport.
▪a valid passport (=one that is officially acceptable) For travel abroad, you must have a valid passport.
▪a false/forged passport (also a fake passport informal) He used a false passport to enter Kenya.
■ passport + NOUN
▪a passport photograph/photo
▪a passport holder (=someone who has a passport) British passport holders must obtain a visa before entering the country.
▪a passport application the processing of passport applications
pass‧port /ˈpɑːspɔːt $ ˈpæspɔːrt/
noun [countable]1. a small official document that you get from your government, that proves who you are, and which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries: 2. passport to success/health/romance etc something that makes it easy for you to achieve success, good health etc:
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