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Passing Time N N Sing 单数名词 Mention Adj 形容词

英语单词 passing
英美音标 英 ['pɑːsɪŋ] 美 ['pæsɪŋ]
中文释义 n.通过;逝去
adj.经过的;短暂的;及格的
adv.非常
动词pass的现在分词.
英语例句 (1) They mourn the passing of a simpler way of life.
(2) We counted the cars of the passing freight train.
(3) It's only a passing whim.
(4) I got a passing mark.
中文例句 (1) 他们对逝去的较为淳朴的生活感到惋惜。
(2) 我们点了驶过的货车车厢节数。
(3) 这只不过是一闪之念。
(4) 我得了及格分数。
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]短暂的;一时的;转瞬即逝的 A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously.
  [ADJ n]
  • Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad...

    哈姆内特认为对环境的关注不是一时心血来潮。

  • He had never taken more than a passing interest in the girl.

    他对那个女孩只有三分钟热情。

2
[N-SING 单数名词]结束;消失 The passing of something such as a time or system is the fact of its coming to an end.
  [with poss]
  • It was an historic day, yet its passing was not marked by the slightest excitement...

    那是具有历史意义的一天,但是一天过去了,也没有一丝的兴奋激动。

  • When the Fifties faded into history, there wasn't a lot of mourning for the passing of an era.

    当50年代成为历史,人们并未对一个时代的结束感到有多么悲伤。

3
[N-SING 单数名词]逝世;去世;过世 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.
  [with poss]
  • His passing will be mourned by many people.

    很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。

  • ...the passing of one of this century's great artists, Miles Davis.

    本世纪艺术巨匠迈尔斯·戴维斯的逝世

4
[N-SING 单数名词](时光的)流逝,推移 The passing of a period of time is the fact or process of its going by.
  [the N of n]
  • The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness...

    时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。

  • The passing of the years has been kind to Dan. He looks like a man of half his age.

    岁月对丹很仁慈,他看起来只有他年龄的一半大。

5
[ADJ 形容词]See also:
pass
顺便的;顺带的 A passing mention or reference is brief and is made while you are talking or writing about something else.
  [ADJ n]
  • It was just a passing comment, he didn't go on about it...

    那只是一笔带过的评论,他没有继续论述。

  • The colonies received only a passing mention.

    那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。

6
[PHRASE 短语]顺便;顺带 If you mention something in passing, you mention it briefly while you are talking or writing about something else.
  [PHR with cl]
  • In passing, it should be noted that...

    顺便提一下,应该注意…

  • The army is only mentioned in passing.

    只是顺带提了一下陆军。

7
[PHRASE 短语]持续不断地 If something changes with each passing year or with every passing day, it changes continuously.
  • His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year...

    他的肚子一年比一年鼓。

  • Work becomes harder with each passing day.

    工作一天比一天辛苦。

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