also by-pass, 1848, of certain pipes in a gasworks, from by + pass (n.). First used 1922 for "road for the relief of congestion;" figurative sense is from 1928. The heart operation was first so called 1957.
bypass (v.)
1823, "to pass by" (implied in bypassed), from bypass (n.). From 1928 as "to go around, avoid;" figurative use from 1941. Related: Bypassed; bypassing.
雙語例句
1. A new bypass around the city is being built.
一條新的繞城環路正在建設當中。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A growing number of employers are trying to bypass the unions altogether.
越來越多的雇主試圖完全繞過工會行事。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a triple bypass operation
接三通管的手術
來自《權威詞典》
4. a triple heart bypass operation
心臟三處分流手術
來自《權威詞典》
5. If we take the bypass we'll avoid the town centre.