1 ADJ [ADJ n] 短暂的;一时的;转瞬即逝的 A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. 短暂的;一时的;转瞬即逝的
2 N-SING [with poss] 结束;消失 The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end. 结束;消失
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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。
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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。
SYN end, finish, loss, vanishing
3 N-SING [with poss] 逝世;去世;过世 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. 逝世;去世;过世
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His passing will be mourned by many people.
很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。
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...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
SYN death, demise [euphemistic] , decease [formal] , passing on or away
4 N-SING (时光的)流逝,推移 The passing of a period of time is the fact or process of its going by. (时光的)流逝,推移
SYN passage, course, process, advance
5 ADJ [ADJ n] 顺便的;顺带的 A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else. 顺便的;顺带的
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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。
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The colonies received only a passing mention.
那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
7 PHRASE 顺便;顺带 If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else. 顺便;顺带
SYN incidentally, on the way, by the way, accidentally
8 PHRASE 持续不断地 If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day, it changes continuously. 持续不断地
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