passing
adj
1 lasting for a short time; brief; fleeting 短暫的; 短促的; 飛逝的
a passing thought, fancy 閃現(xiàn)的念頭、 幻想.
2 casual; cursory 隨便的; 不經(jīng)意的; 粗略的
a passing glance, reference, remark 順便的看一眼、 一提、 一說. passing, n [U]
1 process of going by 經(jīng)過: the passing of time, the years 時間、 年月的流逝.
2 (fml 文)
(a) end 末尾; 盡頭
the passing of the old year, ie on New Year's Eve 除夕.
(b) (euph 婉) death 去世
They all mourned his passing. 大家都對他的逝世表示悲痛.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) in passing casually; incidentally 隨便地; 碰巧地; 順便地
mention sth in passing 順便提某事.