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Pass out 是什么意思?和 pass away 一词之差很大

Pass out 可以表示晕倒,pass away 却是去世的委婉说法。老师 pass out test papers 又不是晕倒;后面有没有发放的东西,会怎样改变理解?

Pass out 表示晕倒、失去意识,常用于描述因高温、饥饿、疼痛或惊吓等情况出现的短暂昏厥。另一个意思是向一群人分发物品,在美式英语中较常见:pass out the worksheets。

想在对话中用 pass out 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

pass out (from + heat/hunger/pain); nearly/almost pass out; pass out + papers/leaflets (= hand out)

  • It was so hot at the concert that two people near the stage passed out.
  • I nearly passed out when the nurse showed me the size of the needle.
  • The teacher passed out the test papers and told us we had forty minutes.

修改原因

修改前It was so hot on the underground that a woman passed away, but a doctor helped her and she was soon fine.

修改后It was so hot on the underground that a woman passed out, but a doctor helped her and she was soon fine.

Pass away 是表示“去世”的委婉说法。两个短语只差后一个词,却会完全改变意思:原句成了那位女士去世后又恢复了。要描述她在闷热中晕倒,应使用 passed out。

Cambridge Dictionary

医学记录或正式信件里,lose consciousness 更合适:The patient lost consciousness for about a minute。Faint 也表示晕厥,常用于高温、虚弱或害怕等情境。Pass out 的范围更广,也可描述头部受击后失去意识。

动手练习

He hadn't eaten all day, and when he stood up too quickly, he ___ for a few seconds.

(passed away / passed out)

查看答案

passed out — 题目描述的是一天没吃东西、起身过快后短暂失去意识,因此选 passed out。Passed away 表示去世,不符合随后恢复的短暂昏厥情境。

描述一次有人因高温、饥饿或疼痛而不适的经历。说明发生地点,以及后来怎样恢复意识。

On a crowded bus last July, an elderly man passed out from the heat, and we gave him water until he came round.

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