English Dictionary

hospital pass

名詞

直訳 オーストラリア英語 イギリス英語 アイルランド英語 比喩的用法 広義

(literally) A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment

日本語の意味

学校や軍隊などで、通常の活動から免除され、代わりに病院で治療を受けるために発行される許可証。

After spraining his ankle during drills, Sergeant Lee showed his hospital pass and was excused from duty for the day.

訓練中に足首を捻挫した後、リー軍曹は病院外出許可証を提示し、その日は勤務を免除されました。

意味（1）

(literally) A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment

意味（2）

(figuratively, sports, Britain, Australia, Ireland) A poorly executed pass to a team-mate, who is likely to lose the ball as a result. (Originally rugby union, where the recipient of a hospital pass is a sitting duck for a hard tackle.)

His first touch was horrid – a hospital pass to Juliano Belletti – but from that moment on his eye-catching football was wonderful to witness.

意味（3）

(by extension) a promotion or delegation which is likely to end in failure or ignominy; a poisoned chalice

Having identified a problem, he took no action to deal with it. Lacking the courage of our convictions, he gave a hospital pass to the Bank of England, which then had little option but to step in and raise interest rates

意味（4）

(figuratively, Ultimate Frisbee) A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital.

hospital passes （ plural ）