passing
noun /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/
/ˈpæsɪŋ/
[uncountable]Idioms (时间、岁月的)流逝,推移 - The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.
木头的颜色随日久而变深。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- untimely
- lament
- mourn
- mark
- …
- the passing of the years
- the passing of time
- The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.
(事物的)结束,消亡;(人的)亡故,逝世 - When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing.
当政府最终垮台,将不会有人为它的消亡而悲哀。 - the passing of the old year (= on New Year’s Eve)
除夕日 - Many will mourn her passing (= her death, when you do not want to say this directly).
很多人将会为她的过世而悲伤。
- Few will mourn his passing.
没有什么人会为他的去世而悲伤。 - Her death marks the passing of an era.
她的去世标志着一个时代的结束。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- untimely
- lament
- mourn
- mark
- …
- the passing of the years
- the passing of time
- When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing.
(法律等的)通过 - the passing of a resolution/law
决议/法律的通过
- the passing of a resolution/law
Idioms
in passing
- done or said when your main focus is something different
synonym casually顺便;随便 - He only mentioned it in passing and didn't give any details.
他只是随口提及而已,并没有谈任何细节。
- He only mentioned it in passing and didn't give any details.