passing

noun

/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/

/ˈpæsɪŋ/

[uncountable]Idioms

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the passing of time/the years the process of time going by（时间、岁月的）流逝，推移
- The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.木头的颜色随日久而变深。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- untimely
verb + passing
- lament
- mourn
- mark
- …
phrases
- the passing of the years
- the passing of time
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(formal) the fact of something ending or of somebody dying（事物的）结束，消亡；（人的）亡故，逝世
- When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing.当政府最终垮台，将不会有人为它的消亡而悲哀。
- the passing of the old year (= on New Year’s Eve)除夕日
- 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。
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- Few will mourn his passing.没有什么人会为他的去世而悲伤。
- Her death marks the passing of an era.她的去世标志着一个时代的结束。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- untimely
verb + passing
- lament
- mourn
- mark
- …
phrases
- the passing of the years
- the passing of time
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the passing of something the act of making something become a law（法律等的）通过
- the passing of a resolution/law决议／法律的通过
Topics Politicsc1

Idioms

in passing

done or said when your main focus is something different 顺便；随便synonym casually
- 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。

adjective

/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/

/ˈpæsɪŋ/

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lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing 暂时的；瞬间的synonym brief
- a passing phase/thought/interest过渡阶段；一闪念；一时之兴
- 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。
- She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister.她酷似你姐姐。
- This was the album that confirmed once and for all that rap music was no passing fad.这张专辑一劳永逸地证实了说唱音乐不是一时的时尚。
going past经过的；过往的
- the noise of passing cars过往车辆的嘈杂
- I was forced to ask passing strangers for money.我被迫向路过的陌生人要钱。
going by in time经过的；过往的
- I love him more with each passing day.随着时间的流逝，我越发爱他了。
passing grade/mark (North American English) a mark that achieves the required standard in an exam, a test, etc.（考试、测验等）及格的Topics Educationc1