新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

passing

英  [ˈpɑːsɪŋ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1一时的

    A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously.

    双语例句

    例:

    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顺便的

    A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else.

    近义词

    casual

    双语例句

    例:

    It was just a passing comment, he didn't expand.

    那只是顺便提到的评论,他没有展开论述。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 结束

    The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.

    双语例句

    例:

    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,然而这一天结束了,人们也没有感到丝毫的兴奋。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 去世

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    His passing will be mourned by many people.

    他的去世将为许多人所悼念。

    3[SING 单数型名词] (时光的)流逝

    The passing of a period of time is the fact or process of its going by.

    近义词

    passage

    双语例句

    例:

    The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness.

    时光的流逝带来了空虚的感觉。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • in passing

    1顺便

    If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else.

    近义词

    incidentally

    双语例句

    例:

    The army is only mentioned in passing.

    军队只是顺便被谈及。