passing
UK ['pɑ:.sɪŋ] US ['pæs.ɪŋ] noun
CONVERSATION 谈话
in passing
■If 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.被问及是否已将此事告知警方时，班克斯先生说他曾向一位侦探顺便提过。
UK ['pɑ:.sɪŋ] US ['pæs.ɪŋ] noun
TIME 时间
the passing of time/the years
■the way that time passes （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，我父母似乎变得心平气和了。 only singular
■the death of someone or something 逝世，去世；流逝，消失•Ten years after her death, the public still mourns her passing.她死去十年后，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
UK ['pɑ:.sɪŋ] US ['pæs.ɪŋ] adjective [before noun]
GOING PAST 路过的
■moving past 路过的，经过的•A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town.一名路过的汽车司机停下来，把她送到了附近的镇上。
UK ['pɑ:.sɪŋ] US ['pæs.ɪŋ] adjective [before noun]
TIME 时间的
■lasting only for a short time and not important or complete 短暂的，一时的•The elephants and giraffes got only a passing glance from the teenagers heading from the car park to the games arcade.从停车场走往电动游乐场的少年只对大象和长颈鹿瞥了一眼。 •The matter is only of passing scientific interest.这东西的科学意义只是暂时的。 ■describes a period of time that is going past 过去的，逝去的•The situation seems to become more hopeless with each/every passing day.日子一天天过去，局势似乎越来越无可救药了。
UK ['pɑ:.sɪŋ] US ['pæs.ɪŋ] adjective [before noun]
a passing resemblance
■a slightly similar appearance 些许的相似•He bears more than a passing resemblance to (= he is noticeably similar to) the young Marlon Brando.他长得颇像年轻时的马龙‧白兰度。 |