pass the river

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To die. euphemistic,idiomatic
    — To the beautiful memory of Kenneth Grahame, husband of Elspeth and father of Alastair, who passed the river on the 6th of July, 1932, leaving childhood and literature through him the more blest for all time.

词形变化

passes the river present,singular,third-person passing the river participle,present passed the river participle,past passed the river past

词源

Allusion to the crossing of the river Styx, the boundary between life and Hades, in Classical Greek mythology.
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