b)pass somebody bySATISFIED if something passes you by, it happens but you are not involved in it 发生但未影响某人
She felt that life was passing her by.
她觉得自己未受到生活的眷顾。
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pass by• I want to call out bravely, the way little children in the countryside used to exclaim when we passed by.• It isn't something you could pass by and not notice.• It had clearly passed by the inhabitants of this quietcorner of Picardy.• Longest Night had passed by without incident, and Chater had not returned until mid-January.
pass by (somebody/something)• I want to call out bravely, the way little children in the countryside used to exclaim when we passed by.• It isn't something you could pass by and not notice.• Three, in one form or another, are still in the budgetbillpassed byCongress and vetoed by President Clinton.• That day at the office seemed to pass by in an even more dreamlikefashion than usual.• It had clearly passed by the inhabitants of this quiet corner of Picardy.• Also, the House rejected a measure, passed by the SenateTuesday, to reopen closed government offices.• But the positiveinterest of an agent is some guarantee that your work is not passing byunnoticed.• Longest Night had passed by without incident, and Chater had not returned until mid-January.
pass somebody by• He ended up a bitter old man who felt that life had somehow passed him by.• Seizeopportunities while you can -- don't let them pass you by.• Sometimes I feel that all the best things in life are passing me by.