passing

名词 passing:

1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
   同义词：pass, passing play, passing game
2. euphemistic expressions for death
   同义词：loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release
3. the motion of one object relative to another
   同义词：passage
4. the end of something
5. a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
   同义词：passage
6. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
   同义词：overtaking
7. success in satisfying a test or requirement
   同义词：pass, qualifying

动词 pass:

1. go across or through
   同义词：pass, go through, go across
2. pass by
   同义词：travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
3. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
   同义词：legislate, pass
4. pass by
   同义词：elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
5. place into the hands or custody of
   同义词：pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
6. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
   同义词：run, go, pass, lead, extend
7. travel past
   同义词：pass, overtake, overhaul
8. come to pass
   同义词：happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
9. go unchallenged; be approved
   同义词：pass, clear
10. pass (time) in a specific way
    同义词：spend, pass
11. guide or pass over something
    同义词：guide, run, draw, pass
12. transmit information
    同义词：communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
13. disappear gradually
    同义词：evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
14. go successfully through a test or a selection process
    同义词：pass, make it
15. go beyond
    同义词：exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top
16. accept or judge as acceptable
    同义词：pass
17. allow to go without comment or censure
    同义词：pass
18. transfer to another; of rights or property
    同义词：pass
19. pass into a specified state or condition
    同义词：sink, pass, lapse
20. be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background
    同义词：pass
21. throw (a ball) to another player
    同义词：pass
22. be inherited by
    同义词：fall, return, pass, devolve
23. cause to pass
    同义词：pass, make pass
24. grant authorization or clearance for
    同义词：authorize, authorise, pass, clear
25. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    同义词：die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
26. eliminate from the body
    同义词：excrete, egest, eliminate, pass

形容词 passing:

1. lasting a very short time
   同义词：ephemeral, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious
2. of advancing the ball by throwing it
   同义词：pass
3. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
4. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
   同义词：casual, cursory, perfunctory

副词 passing:

1. to an extreme degree or extent
   同义词：exceedingly, extremely

1. It's only a passing whim.
   这只不过是一闪之念。
2. The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.
   马路上来往的车辆声音不断地破坏我们家的安宁。
3. Her sad looks reflected the thought passing through her mind.
   她忧戚的面容反映出她内心的思想。
4. Have you heard the story of the phantom riders passing by in the night?
   你听说过夜间飘过的幽灵骑士的故事吗？
5. The passing of another summer.
   又一个夏天的逝去
6. He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
   他这次考试毫无及格的可能。
7. I bought a book on the passing of spiritual authority from the apostles through successive popes and other bishops.
   我买了一本关于神权自使徒传至教皇及其他主教的一脉相承的书。

pass.ing

adj.（形容词）
Moving by; going past:
经过的；路过的：
例句：
A small child waved to the passing cars.
一个小孩朝着经过的汽车招手

Of brief duration; transitory:
短暂的；一时的：
例句：
a passing fancy.
一时的爱好

Cursory or superficial; casual:
匆匆的，不经心的：粗略的或表面的；随便的：
例句：
a passing glance.
匆匆的一瞥

Allowing one to pass a test, a course of study, an inspection, or an examination; satisfactory:
及格的，令人满意的：允许某人通过测验、学习的课程、审查或考试的；满意的：
例句：
a passing grade.
及格分数

Archaic Very or great; surpassing:
【古语】 非常的，大的；无以伦比的：
例句：
.`Tis a passing shame.(Shakespeare)
.这是一次极大的羞辱.(莎士比亚)

adv.（副词）
Very; surpassingly:
非常地，；无以伦比地：
例句：
.I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because . . . this one is surely something new and passing strange.(Walker Percy)
.我将只提及目前的困境中一个特殊的方面…这一方面的确新颖并且极其奇妙.(沃克·珀西)

n.（名词）
The act of one that passes or the fact of having passed:
经过，通过：某人经过的行为或已经经过的事实：
例句：
the passing of another summer.
又一个夏天的逝去

A place where or a means by which one can pass.
经过之处，通过的手段：某人能经过的地方或方法
Death.
死亡

<习惯用语>in passing
While going by; incidentally.
顺便地；附带地
【引伸】
pass.ingly
adv.（副词）