pass up

pass up — 動詞

  • pass uppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • passes up3rd person singular
  • passing up-ing form
  • passed uppast simple

1. to decide not to make use of a good opportunity or accept a generous offer, even

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

放棄；推辭

不利用好機會或拒絕接受提議

to decide not to make use of a good opportunity or accept a generous offer, even when it is freely available to you

例句

Dr. Okafor passed up a well-paid job in London to open a free clinic in his hometown.

Okafor 醫師放棄了一份倫敦的高薪工作，回到他的家鄉開設免費診所。

pass up + noun phrase (job/offer position)

The Watanabe family passed up the early morning flight and booked a direct one for the afternoon instead.

渡邊一家放棄了清晨的航班，改訂了下午的直飛機票。

常見搭配
  • pass up an opportunity
  • pass up a chance
  • pass up an offer
  • pass up a place
  • pass up a job
同義詞
  • forgo

    more formal; suggests giving up something you want but deciding you can do without

  • decline

    polite and formal; focuses on the act of saying no to an offer

  • turn down

    informal; interchangeable with 'pass up' but more common for offers and invitations

反義詞
  • seize

    to take hold of an opportunity eagerly

  • accept

    to take an offer willingly

文法句型

pass up + noun phrase

pass + noun phrase + up

pass + object pronoun + up

用法筆記

Object is usually something desirable (an opportunity, offer, chance, or position). When the object is a pronoun (it, them), the pronoun must go between pass and up: pass it up, NOT pass up it.

常見錯誤

She passed up it because she was too busy.
She passed it up because she was too busy.
When the object is a pronoun, it must go between 'pass' and 'up'.
I passed up to go to the party.
I passed up the chance to go to the party.
'pass up' needs a direct object; you cannot use it alone before an infinitive.
片語動詞

pass up

phrasal verb

to choose not to take or use a chance or an offer when it is presented to you

推辭；放棄

Javier passed up the offer of a free trip to Tokyo because he had too many deadlines at work.

When the company offered Nalini a senior role, she felt she could not pass it up.

慣用語

pass up an opportunity

idiom

to fail to take advantage of a good chance that appears in your life, often leading to regret later

錯失良機

Mei-Lin regretted passing up the opportunity to study Mandarin in Beijing.

You should think twice before passing up the opportunity to gain experience in another country.