【问】 《朗文常用英语正误词典》(朗文出版公司、上海译文出版社，1994，P.244)说下面打×的句子是错误的：
 “×We like to pass our holidays near the sea.
 √ We like to spend our holidays near the sea.
 注意：spend your holidays somewhere中的动词不可用pass替代。
 × We passed the night at a cheap hotel.
 √ We spent the night at a cheap hotel.
 (pass一词通常用于时间，是不及物动词，例如：)
 Two weeks passed and there was no reply. ”
 我的阅读范围虽然有限，但是却常常遇到pass the holidays(the nigth...)这些用法。如何解释这种现象?
 【答】 《朗文常用英语正误词典》的说法似乎不符合英语的实际使用情况。请看下面的例句：
 1. Where did he pass the summer holidays? (Palmer)
 他在哪里度的暑假?
 2. He passed one night in Rome. (MED)
 他在罗马度过了一夜。
 3. That's how he passes his time during the summer. (Henderson)
 他在夏天就是这样消磨时间的。
 4. Men pass their lives farming their small plots of land. (EED)
 男人们耕种小块的土地来度过他们的一生。
 5. We passed the days happily.(WBD)
 我们幸福地度过了那些日子。
 6. He decided to pass a year abroad，improving his German.(RHD)
 他决定在国外呆一年，以提高他的德语水平。
 7. They passed the evening watching television in the study.
 他们在书房里看电视来度过晚上的时光。
 8. He passed the night with his friends.(NWDY)
 他同朋友们一起度过了那一夜。
 9. The time between tea and supper was usually passed in looking at television.(Wood)
 喝茶和吃晚饭之间的时间通常是看电视。
 10. How did you pass the time?(《韦氏辞典》，电子版)
 你的时间是怎样度过的?
 再看下面的英语试题：
 Hibernation is a state of inactivity in which some animals pass the winter.
 A. prepare for B. wait for
 C. miss D. spend(TOEFL，85. 11)