hall pass
noun[C]
USuk/ˈhɔːl ˌpɑːs/us/ˈhɑːl ˌpæs/anofficialpieceofpaper, etc. that gives astudentpermissiontoleavetheirclassroomduring aclass:
大厅通行证(允许学生在上课时离开教室的正式许可)Tired ofdealingwith such things ashallpassesto use therestroom, hedecidedto give the newschoolatry.他受够了需要申请大厅通行证去上厕所这样的事情,决定去新学校试试。
Theanswertoschoolproblemsis zerotolerance. Nohallpasses. Nolockers.对于学校的这些问题,我们的回答是零容忍。对大厅通行证说不。对储物柜说不。
permissionto do whatever you like or to have aneasytime:
许可;批准It's like they got ahallpasstorunamok.就好像他们被批准可以发疯似的。
Do youthinkthat thepresidenthas been given ahallpassby some of themediawholovehim?你认为那些喜欢总统的媒体让他轻松过了关吗?
- Theteacher, theyouthsaid, haddeclined20minutesofrepeatedrequestsfor ahallpassto use thetoilet.
- Whenaskedfor ahallpass, he'd say: "I'm ateacher! What are youtalkingabout?"
- "Ifeellike Mr. Milsap gave me ahallpassto do whatever Iwantto do," he said.
- In thefilmRick and Fred'swivesgive them aweekoffmarriage- or a "hallpass" - toindulgetheircarnaldesires.
Tickets
- accommodation
- apex
- boarding pass
- coach class
- e-ticket
- economy class
- half
- MetroCard
- pass
- rain check
- round fare
- round-trip ticket
- season ticket
- single
- standby
- supersaver
- ticketing
- ticketless
- timed ticket
- transferable
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