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passing

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pass·ing1 /ˈpɑːsɪŋ $ ˈpæ-/ ●●○ noun [uncountableU]
1  the passing of time/the years PASS/TIME PASSINGthe process of time going by 時間/歲月的流逝
Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time.
随着時間的推移，大多數古老傳統都已消亡。
The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper.
歲月的流逝一點也沒有讓他的壞脾氣有所好轉。
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the passing of time/the years• The passing of the years has not weakened his artistic ability.
2  mention/note something in passing SAYif you say something in passing, you mention it while you are mainly talking about something else 〔在談論别的事情時〕順便說起某事，附帶提及某事
He did mention his brother’s wife, but only in passing.
他確實提到了他的弟媳，但只是順帶而已。
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mention/note something in passing• He noted, in passing, that he had lasted longer than Texas Sen.• Like many more, presumably, we mention Ribblehead in passing.• In Exodus the quails were mentioned only in passing.
3  FINISH/COME TO AN ENDthe passing of something is the fact that it has ended 終止；消失
The old regime was defeated, and few people mourned its passing.
舊政權被打垮，幾乎沒有人對其消亡感到痛惜。
4  MXDIEthe passing of a person is their death – use this when you want to avoid using the word ‘death’ 去世，過世〔委婉說法〕
Nothing could fill the gap in her life left by his passing.
他去世後什麽都無法填補她生活的空虛。
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passing• It may be difficult for the modern reader to grasp the emotional effect of his passing upon his people.• His passing leaves a sore gap in his family circle and in his wider circle of friends and acquaintances.• In passing, we can note that one proposal for spaceflight is to use the pressure of photons from the Sun.• They lost the game partly because of ineffective passing.• This resulted in the passing of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 which introduces a strict liability regime for defective products.• Other parents equate education with the passing of examinations.• the passing of the Cold War• The passing of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 set the stage for inter-war policing.• Animals walked there, the vibration of their passing stirring Tallis from her earthly sleep.
passing2 ●●○ adjectiveadj [only before noun]
1  PASS/GO PASTgoing past a place or person 經過的，通過的
Michael watched the passing cars.
邁克爾注視着來往的汽車。
A passing motorist stopped to help.
一位駕車經過的司機停下來幫忙。
2  passing days/weeks/years etc literaryPASS/TIME PASSING the days, weeks, years etc that pass 流逝的一天天/一周周/一年年等
Her grief became less intense with the passing years.
随着光陰的流逝，她的悲傷不那麽強烈了。
With each passing day she grew stronger.
她一天比一天強壯起來。
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passing days/weeks/years etc• As a young woman, she was pretty, slender, and graceful and she remained so with the passing years.• Dent is a throwback to medieval times bypassed by modern progress, an anachronism that has survived the passing years.• Through the passing days, the biting cruelty of it all slowly healed, leaving only the scar tissue.• Over the passing years, time had been cruel to nearly everybody else.• Over the passing years, time had been kind to Caduta Massi.• The passing years took their toll, of course, and he did go into a decline when Grandmother died.
3  SHORT TIMEa passing thought or feeling is short and not very serious 短暫的；一時的
He had only ever shown a passing interest in sport.
對於體育運動，他只是曾經表現出一時的興趣。
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4  a passing remark is one that you make while you are talking about something else 順便提及的
He made only a passing reference to her achievements.
他僅僅順便提了提她的成就。
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passing• The malaise about a shared intellectual and literary culture was short-lived, the product of passing confrontation.• Whether this is just a passing fad or a lasting fashion trend, only time will tell.• passing fashions• a passing glance• Most people take only a passing interest in their horoscope.• After all, Levi admits to more than a passing interest in things financial, shall we say.• But only for one passing second.• At the time, I didn't give Alison so much as a passing thought -- I had other things on my mind.• Noise from the passing traffic could be heard from the backyard.• Bernard reversed straight out of the new garage into the road and hit a passing van.• Six-year-old Michael Smith and his parents were spotted by a passing yacht as they clung to a tiny buoyancy bag in darkness.
passing interest• For all its emotional resonance, it was in my mind an issue of minor and passing interest.• Yet caddis larvae, who do precisely that, command only passing interest.• This was the brainchild of Martin and Hermon Bond, two farmers, who had more than a passing interest in golf.• Anyway, it does no harm for a politician to evince some passing interest in sport.• There were also rumours that newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell was showing more than a passing interest in Storehouse.• The backlash is awaited with interest by everyone, even those with only a passing interest in the music scene.• After all, Levi admits to more than a passing interest in things financial, shall we say.• As far as it goes, the film will be of passing interest to anybody acquainted with the myth.
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