passing
adj
1 lasting for a short time; brief; fleeting 短暂的; 短促的; 飞逝的
a passing thought, fancy 闪现的念头、 幻想.
2 casual; cursory 随便的; 不经意的; 粗略的
a passing glance, reference, remark 顺便的看一眼、 一提、 一说. passing, n [U]
1 process of going by 经过: the passing of time, the years 时间、 年月的流逝.
2 (fml 文)
(a) end 末尾; 尽头
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. 大家都对他的逝世表示悲痛.
3 (idm 习语) in passing casually; incidentally 随便地; 碰巧地; 顺便地
mention sth in passing 顺便提某事.
🗣️ 情景例句
I miss my family very much.
我很想念我的家人。
Men know where they were born, not where they shall die.
人能知其生于何地,不能知其死于何方。
Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.