① pass sth. on to sb.相當于hand sth. on to sb.,意為“把某物傳遞給某人”。
She passed the book on to Jack. 她把那本書傳給了杰克。
He took over the ball and then passed it on to Jim. 他接過了球,然后把它傳給了吉姆。
② pass on to sth.意為“接下來做……,往下談”。
They passed on to the next question. 他們接著討論下一個問題。
Let's pass on to the exercises. 我們來看一下練習。
提示
pass on可以表示“前進,去世”等含義。
They passed on in spite of the heavy rain. 盡管下著大雨,但他們仍繼續(xù)前進。
The old man passed on last night. 那位老人昨晚去世了。