passing是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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. 被问及是否已将此告诉了警察时，班克斯先生说他曾向一位侦探顺便提过。

• 1 the process of time passing -- （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，我父母似乎变得心气平和了。

  • Ten years after her death, the public still mourns her passing. 她死去10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

• 2 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，把她捎到了附近的镇上。

• 3 lasting only for a short time and not important or complete -- 短暂的，一时的

  • I gave the restaurant a passing glance as I walked by, but I didn't notice who was in there. 走过这家餐馆时我瞟了一眼，但没有注意到谁在里面。

  • The matter is only of passing scientific interest. 这东西的科学意义只是暂时的。

  • The situation seems to become more hopeless with each/every passing day. 日子一天天过去了，局势似乎越来越无可救药了。