passing
- n.(法律等的)通过;(事物的)结束，消亡;(时间、岁月的)流逝，推移;(人的)亡故，逝世
- adj.经过的;(考试、测验等的)及格;过往的;暂时的;瞬间的
- v.通过;使达到(某位置);走过;使沿(某方向)移动;沿某方向前进;向某方向移动
- adv.极其
- pass的现在分词
复数： passings
passingnoun
（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
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。
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。
（法律等的）通过
the act of making sth become a law
the passing of a resolution/law
决议 / 法律的通过
done or said while you are giving your attention to sth else
他只是随口提及而已，并没有谈任何细节。
He only mentioned it in passing and didn't give any details.
adj.
暂时的；瞬间的
lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing
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。
经过的；过往的
going past
I love him more with each passing day.
随着时间的流逝，我越发爱他了。
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.
passing
-
1
ADJ 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.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
N-SING 结束；消失
The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.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。
-
3
N-SING 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.His passing will be mourned by many people.
很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。
-
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.The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness...
时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。
-
5
ADJ 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.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。
-
6
PHRASE 顺便；顺带
If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else.In passing, it should be noted that...
顺便提一下，应该注意…
-
7
PHRASE 持续不断地
If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day, it changes continuously.His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year...
他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
noun
-
1
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
- his future depended on his passing that test
- he got a pass in introductory chemistry
- Synonym: pass qualifying
-
2
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
- Synonym: overtaking
-
3
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- Synonym: pass passing play passing game
-
4
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the passage of air from the lungs
- the passing of flatus
- Synonym: passage
-
5
- the end of something
- the passing of winter
-
6
- the motion of one object relative to another
- stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
- Synonym: passage
-
7
- euphemistic expressions for death
- thousands mourned his passing
- Synonym: loss departure exit expiration going release
adj
-
1
- lasting a very short time
- the ephemeral joys of childhood
- a passing fancy
- youth's transient beauty
- love is transitory but it is eternal
- fugacious blossoms
- Synonym: ephemeral short-lived transient transitory fugacious
adv
-
1
- to an extreme degree
- extremely cold
- extremely unpleasant
- Synonym: extremely exceedingly super
数据来源：WordNet
-
The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness
时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。
-
This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing .
这种随着时间流逝的活力衰退就叫做衰老。
-
The school has a 90 % pass rate .
该校学生的及格率为90%。
-
I 'm not really expecting to pass first time .
我真不指望第一次就能合格。
-
I 'm not old enough for my bus pass yet !
我还不到领取免费乘车票的年龄。
-
I don 't like it , but I 'll let it pass .
我不喜欢，但我也不会反对。
-
His anxiety about the work was just a passing phase .
他对工作的担心只是暂时的。
-
The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass .
这条路的宽度刚好能让两辆车开过。
-
He 's determined to pass this time .
这一回他决心要考及格。
-
You 'll pass a bank on the way to the train station .
你在去火车站的路上会经过一家银行。
-
Several people were passing but nobody offered to help .
有几个人擦肩而过，却没有人主动提出帮助。
-
You can pass with as few as 25 points .
只需要25分就可以及格。
-
He needs to get his act together if he 's going to pass .
要是他想合格，就必须集中精力。
-
You would pass your exams if you applied yourself .
努力学习就会通过考试。
-
The pass is kept open all the year .
通道一年到头畅通无阻。
-
The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips .
火车月票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。
-
If you 're passing blood you ought to see a doctor .
如果便中带血，你就应该找大夫看看。
-
He 's in with a good chance of passing the exam .
他大有可能考试合格。
-
Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam .
班上每个同学都有能力通过这次考试。
-
He speaks the language so well he could easily pass for a German .
他德语讲得好极了，很容易被当成德国人。
-
Can you pass me that thing over there ?
把那边那个东西递给我好吗？
-
If you want to pass your exams you 'd better change your attitude !
你若想通过考试就最好改变你的态度！
-
We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside .
我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。
-
The pass allows unlimited travel on all public transport in the city .
持有乘车证可乘坐市内所有的公共交通工具，次数不限。
-
In the first pass all the addresses are loaded into the database .
第一步，所有地址均输入数据库。
-
Can you pass these pictures around for everyone to look at , please ?
请你把这些画传给每个人看一看好吗？
-
The changing seasons mark the passing of time .
寒来暑往，斗转星移。
-
I thought I 'd drop in on you while I was passing .
我曾想路过时顺便来看看你。
-
There was a truck behind that was trying to pass me .
后面有一辆卡车想要超过我。
-
You 've done so much work ─ you 're bound to pass the exam .
你下了这么大工夫，考试绝对没问题。
- 习语