passing

英 [ˈpɑːsɪŋ]

美 [ˈpæsɪŋ]

n.  (时间、岁月的)流逝，推移; (事物的)结束，消亡; (人的)亡故，逝世; (法律等的)通过
adj.  暂时的; 瞬间的; 经过的; 过往的; (考试、测验等的)及格
v.  通过; 走过; 沿某方向前进; 向某方向移动; 使沿(某方向)移动; 使达到(某位置)
pass的现在分词

现在分词：passing　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4918 / COCA.4350

习惯用语

n.

in passing
• 顺便；随便
  done or said while you are giving your attention to sth else
• He only mentioned it in passing and didn't give any details.
  他只是随口提及而已，并没有谈任何细节。

牛津词典

noun

• （时间、岁月的）流逝，推移
  the process of time going by
• （事物的）结束，消亡；（人的）亡故，逝世
  the fact of sth ending or of sb dying
  1. When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing.
     当政府最终垮台之日，将不会有人为它的消亡而悲哀。
  2. the passing of the old year (= on New Year's Eve)
     除夕日
  3. Many will mourn her passing (= her death, when you do not want to say this directly) .
     很多人将会为她的过世而悲伤。
• （法律等的）通过
  the act of making sth become a law
  1. the passing of a resolution/law
     决议 / 法律的通过

adj.

• 暂时的；瞬间的
  lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing
  1. a passing phase/thought/interest
     过渡阶段；一闪念；一时之兴
  2. He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book) .
     他在书中对这个理论只是一笔带过。
  3. She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister.
     她酷似你姐姐。
• 经过的；过往的
  going past
  1. I love him more with each passing day.
     随着时间的流逝，我越发爱他了。
  2. the noise of passing cars
     过往车辆的嘈杂
• （考试、测验等的）及格
  a grade/mark that achieves the required standard in an exam, a test, etc.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 短暂的；一时的；转瞬即逝的
  Apassingfashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-SING 结束；消失
  Thepassingof something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-SING 逝世；去世；过世
  You can refer to someone's death as theirpassing, if you want to avoid using the word 'death' because you think it might upset or offend people.
  1. His passing will be mourned by many people.
     很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。
  2. ...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
• N-SING （时光的）流逝，推移
  The passing ofa period of time is the fact or process of its going by.
  1. The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness...
     时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。
  2. 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。
• See also:It was just a passing comment, he didn't go on about it...The colonies received only a passing mention.pass
• PHRASE 顺便；顺带
  If you mention somethingin passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else.
  1. In passing, it should be noted that...
     顺便提一下，应该注意…
  2. The army is only mentioned in passing.
     只是顺带提了一下陆军。
• PHRASE 持续不断地
  If something changeswith each passing yearorwith every passing day, it changes continuously.
  1. His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year...
     他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
  2. Work becomes harder with each passing day.
     工作一天比一天辛苦。

英英释义

noun

• success in satisfying a test or requirement
  1. his future depended on his passing that test
  2. he got a pass in introductory chemistry
  Synonym:passqualifying
• going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
  1. she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
  Synonym:overtaking
• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
  1. the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
  Synonym:passpassing playpassing game
• a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
  1. the passage of air from the lungs
  2. the passing of flatus
  Synonym:passage
• the end of something
  1. the passing of winter
• the motion of one object relative to another
  1. stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
  Synonym:passage
• euphemistic expressions for death
  1. thousands mourned his passing
  Synonym:lossdepartureexitexpirationgoingrelease

adj

• lasting a very short time
  1. the ephemeral joys of childhood
  2. a passing fancy
  3. youth's transient beauty
  4. love is transitory but it is eternal
  5. fugacious blossoms
  Synonym:ephemeralshort-livedtransienttransitoryfugacious

adv

• to an extreme degree
  1. extremely cold
  2. extremely unpleasant
  Synonym:extremelyexceedinglysuper

双语例句

• I sat in the garden and watched the passing cars.
  我坐在花园里，看着过往车辆。
• The colonies received only a passing mention.
  那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
• They were outplayed by the Colombians 'slick passing and decisive finishing.
  哥伦比亚队凭借流畅的传球和终场前的制胜进球击败了他们。
• The switch works by passing a pulse of current between the tip and the surface.
  那个开关通过在末梢和表面之间传输电流脉冲工作。
• The BMW started coming forward, passing the other cars and gaining speed as it approached
  那辆宝马车开始赶上来，超过了其他车辆并且在逼近的时候开始加速。
• She snapped her fingers at a passing waiter.
  她向经过身边的一个服务生打了个响指。
• His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year
  他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
• 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。
• One policeman was clearly visible noting the number plates of passing cars
  能清楚地看到一名警察记下了经过车辆的车牌号。
• The steps have been ground away by the passing feet of many visitors over the centuries.
  这些台阶被几百年来众多参观者的过往脚步磨坏了。