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Compared meaning: to put something into someone's hands (verb).

比较义项：把某物交到某人手中（动词）。

• hand

  Hand emphasizes placing something directly into someone's hand, often for something formal or important; it also forms fixed phrases like 'hand in' or 'hand over' that give and pass do not use.

  hand 强调郑重地把某物直接递到某人手中，常用于文件、奖项等正式场合；它还构成 hand in（上交）、hand over（移交）等 give 和 pass 所没有的固定搭配。

  You must hand in your homework by Friday morning.

  你必须在星期五早上之前交作业。

• give

  Give is the plain, all-purpose verb for transferring something to someone; it says nothing about the manner or distance, and can imply lasting ownership or permission, not just a momentary handover.

  give 是表示“把某物交给某人”最普通、万能的动词，不强调传递的方式或距离，还可以隐含长期拥有或允许使用，而不只是一次性的递交。

  She gave him a spare key to her apartment last year.

  她去年给了他一把自己公寓的备用钥匙。

• pass 本词

  Pass suggests moving something from one point to another, often across a table or a short distance, relaying an item that is already nearby rather than fetching it from afar.

  pass 强调把物品从一个地方传到另一个地方，通常是隔着桌子或很短的距离传递，转手交出已经在附近的东西，而不是去远处取来。

  Could you pass the ketchup? It's right next to you.

  你能把番茄酱递给我吗？就在你旁边。

Hand, give and pass all mean to put something into someone's hands. Hand stresses placing it directly and formally, as in hand in or hand over. Give is the plain, all-purpose word, with no focus on manner. Pass suggests moving something a short distance.

这三个词在“把某物交给某人”这个意思上很接近，但语气和使用场合不同：hand 强调郑重地亲手递交，并常见于 hand in、hand over 等固定搭配；give 是最普通、万能的“给”，不强调递送的方式；pass 则强调从旁边或桌子对面传递过去，常涉及一定的距离。这里不比较 hand 作名词“手”的用法，也不比较 pass 表示“通过考试”“经过”等其他意义。

Compared meaning: to spend or use a period of time (verb).

比较义项：度过（时间）（动词）。

• spend

  The everyday, neutral word for using a period of time on an activity; combines freely with any span of time (weekends, years, spare time) and any activity, with no hint of boredom or waiting.

  更日常、更中性的说法，表示把一段时间用在某项活动上；可以自由搭配任何时间段（如大多数周末、所有闲暇时间、若干年）和任何活动，不带无聊或等待的意味。

  She spends all her spare time restoring old motorbikes in the garage.

  她把所有的闲暇时间都花在车库里修复旧摩托车上。

• pass 本词

  More formal or literary; usually takes a specific, bounded stretch of time as its object (an evening, the afternoon, the time) and often suggests getting through a slow or boring period.

  更正式或文学化的说法，通常需要一个具体、有限的时间段作宾语（如一个晚上、一个下午、这段时间），常暗示熬过一段缓慢或无聊的时光，而不是积极地投入其中。

  The sailors passed the long, quiet evenings mending nets and telling stories.

  水手们靠补渔网、讲故事来打发漫长而安静的夜晚。

Spend and pass both mean to use a period of time. Spend is the everyday, neutral word, used with any span of time and any activity. Pass is more formal, taking a specific stretch of time, like an evening, and suggests a slow, boring period.

spend 和 pass 在“度过（时间）”这一义项上意思相近，容易混淆，但 spend 更常用、更中性，几乎可以搭配任何时间段和活动；pass 语气更正式，往往指熬过某段具体、有限的时光，隐含打发无聊或等待的意味。这里不比较 pass 的“传递”“通过（考试、法案）”等其他义项，也不比较 spend 的“花钱”之义。