passing
adj. 經過的,路過的; 短暫的; 及格的; 正在發生的
n. 經過,透過; 經過之處,透過的手段; 死亡
v. 走過( pass的現在分詞)
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...
哈姆內特認為對環境的關注不是一時心血來潮。
He had never taken more than a passing interest in the girl.
他對那個女孩只有三分鐘熱情。
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...
那是具有歷史意義的一天,但是一天過去了,也沒有一絲的興奮激動。
When the Fifties faded into history, there wasn't a lot of mourning for the passing of an era.
當50年代成為歷史,人們並未對一個時代的結束感到有多麼悲傷。
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.
很多人都會哀悼他的逝世。
...the passing of one of this century's great artists, Miles Davis.
本世紀藝術巨匠邁爾斯·戴維斯的逝世
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...
時間的流逝帶來了一絲空虛感。
The passing of the years has been kind to Dan. He looks like a man of half his age.
歲月對丹很仁慈,他看起來只有他年齡的一半大。
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...
那只是一筆帶過的評論,他沒有繼續論述。
The colonies received only a passing mention.
那些殖民地只是順帶提了一下。
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...
順便提一下,應該注意…
The army is only mentioned in passing.
只是順帶提了一下陸軍。
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
順便地;附帶地
Do drop in if you happen to be passing!
如果你碰巧經過時進來坐坐.
Those boys have been flinging stones at passing cars.
這些男孩子們一直朝過往的汽車扔石頭.
He might have popped in for a moment, since he was passing this way.
既然他從這裡經過,說不定他會突然來呆一會兒的.
Did you see [ hear ] what was passing?
你看到 [ 聽到 ] 什麼了 嗎 ?
Passing vehicles splashed the wall up with mud.
過往的車輛把牆上濺得滿是泥.