passing
adj. 经过的,路过的; 短暂的; 及格的; 正在发生的
n. 经过,通过; 经过之处,通过的手段; 死亡
v. 走过( pass的现在分词)
A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously.
Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad...
哈姆内特认为对环境的关注不是一时心血来潮。
He had never taken more than a passing interest in the girl.
他对那个女孩只有三分钟热情。
The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.
It was an historic day, yet its passing was not marked by the slightest excitement...
那是具有历史意义的一天,但是一天过去了,也没有一丝的兴奋激动。
When the Fifties faded into history, there wasn't a lot of mourning for the passing of an era.
当50年代成为历史,人们并未对一个时代的结束感到有多么悲伤。
You can refer to someone's death as their passing, if you want to avoid using the word 'death' because you think it might upset or offend people.
His passing will be mourned by many people.
很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。
...the passing of one of this century's great artists, Miles Davis.
本世纪艺术巨匠迈尔斯·戴维斯的逝世
The passing of a period of time is the fact or process of its going by.
The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness...
时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。
The passing of the years has been kind to Dan. He looks like a man of half his age.
岁月对丹很仁慈,他看起来只有他年龄的一半大。
A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else.
It was just a passing comment, he didn't go on about it...
那只是一笔带过的评论,他没有继续论述。
The colonies received only a passing mention.
那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else.
In passing, it should be noted that...
顺便提一下,应该注意…
The army is only mentioned in passing.
只是顺带提了一下陆军。
If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day, it changes continuously.
His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year...
他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
Work becomes harder with each passing day.
工作一天比一天辛苦。
1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate;
2. euphemistic expressions for death;
3. the motion of one object relative to another;
4. the end of something;
5. a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another;
6. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it;
7. success in satisfying a test or requirement;
1. enduring a very short time;
2. of advancing the ball by throwing it;
3. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily;
4. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
1. to an extreme degree or extent;
in passing
顺便地;附带地
Do drop in if you happen to be passing!
如果你碰巧经过时进来坐坐.
Those boys have been flinging stones at passing cars.
这些男孩子们一直朝过往的汽车扔石头.
He might have popped in for a moment, since he was passing this way.
既然他从这里经过,说不定他会突然来呆一会儿的.
Did you see [ hear ] what was passing?
你看到 [ 听到 ] 什么了 吗 ?
Passing vehicles splashed the wall up with mud.
过往的车辆把墙上溅得满是泥.