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| /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ |
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| 1 | the process by which something ends or stops existing 结束；消失 |
| +of It’ s sad to see the passing of their traditional way of life. 目睹他们传统生活方式的消亡，真是令人伤感。 |
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| 2 | the process by which time passes （时间的）流逝 |
| +of Even with the passing of time, nothing had happened to change his view. 甚至随着时间的流逝，也没有什么东西使他改变看法。 |
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| 3 | someone’ s death . This word is used to avoid saying ‘death’ when you think this might upset someone 故去，去世（委婉用法） |
| She was a wonderful teacher, and her passing is a great loss to the school. 她是一位很好的老师，她的去世对于学校来说是一大损失。 |
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| - | in passing
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| if you say something in passing , you mention it while you are talking about something else |
| 一带而过；顺便提及 |
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| He mentioned her in passing but I didn’ t think anything of it at the time. 他提及她时一带而过，而我当时也没多想。 |
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