passing
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. 一时的[ADJ n]
Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad. 哈姆内特相信对环境的关注不是一时的风尚。
2. N-SING The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end. 结束
It was an historic day, yet its passing was not marked by the slightest excitement. 这是有历史意义的一天，然而这一天的结束却没有被赋予丝毫的兴奋感。
3. N-SING 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. 去世
His passing will be mourned by many people. 他的去世将为许多人所悼念。
4. N-SING The passing of a period of time is the fact or process of its going by. (时光的) 流逝
The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness. 时光的流逝带来了空虚的感觉。
5. ADJ A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else. 顺便的[ADJ n]
It was just a passing comment, he didn't expand. 那只是顺便提到的评论，他没有展开。
7. PHRASE If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else. 顺便
The army is only mentioned in passing. 军队只是顺便被谈及。
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passing /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/
剑桥词典
passing noun (CONVERSATION)
in passingIf something is said in passing, it is said while talking about something else and is not the main subject of a conversation .
顺便，附带地
When asked if he had told the police about the incident , Mr Banks said he had mentioned it in passing to a detective . 被问及是否已将此告诉了警察时，班克斯先生说他曾向一位侦探顺便提过。
passing noun (TIME)
the passing of time/the yearsthe process of time passing
（时间的）流逝，过去
My parents seem to have mellowed with the passing of the years . 随着岁月的流逝，我父母似乎变得心气平和了。
[ 单数名词 ]
the death or end of someone or something
逝世，去世；流逝，消失
Ten years after her death , the public still mourns her passing. 她死去10年后，人们仍在为她的去世感到悲痛。
the passing of the old year 旧的一年的流逝 返回 passing