530　pass sth.on to和pass on to sth.

① pass sth. on to sb.相当于hand sth. on to sb.，意为“把某物传递给某人”。

She passed the book on to Jack. 她把那本书传给了杰克。

He took over the ball and then passed it on to Jim. 他接过了球，然后把它传给了吉姆。

② pass on to sth.意为“接下来做……，往下谈”。

They passed on to the next question. 他们接着讨论下一个问题。

Let's pass on to the exercises. 我们来看一下练习。

提示

pass on可以表示“前进，去世”等含义。

They passed on in spite of the heavy rain. 尽管下着大雨，但他们仍继续前进。

The old man passed on last night. 那位老人昨晚去世了。