passing

pass·ing

P0098300 (păs′ĭng)adj.1. Moving by; going past: The child waved to the passing cars.2. Of brief duration; transitory: a passing fancy.3. Cursory or superficial; casual: a passing glance.4. Allowing one to pass a test, course of study, inspection, or examination; satisfactory: a passing grade.5. Archaic Extreme or great; surpassing: "'Tis a passing shame" (Shakespeare).adv. Very; surpassingly: "I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange" (Walker Percy).n.1. The act of one that passes or the fact of having passed: the passing of another summer.2. A place where or a means by which one can pass.3. Death.Idiom: in passing While going by; incidentally.

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pass′ing·ly adv.

passing

(ˈpɑːsɪŋ) adj1. transitory or momentary: a passing fancy. 2. cursory or casual in action or manner: a passing reference. adv, adjarchaic to an extreme degree: the events were passing strange. n3. a place where or means by which one may pass, cross, ford, etc4. a euphemism for death5. in passing by the way; incidentally: he mentioned your visit in passing.

pass•ing

(ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ)

adj. 1. going past; elapsing: each passing day. 2. brief; fleeting: a passing fancy. 3. superficial; cursory: a passing mention. 4. indicating satisfactory performance, as in a test: a passing grade. adv. 5. surpassingly; very: passing strange. n. 6. the act of a person or thing that passes or causes to pass. 7. death. Idioms: in passing, by the way; incidentally. [1275–1325] pass′ing•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	passing - (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"passing game, passing play, passAmerican football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) playsfootball play - (American football) a play by the offensive teamaerial, forward pass - a pass to a receiver downfield from the passerlateral, lateral pass - a pass to a receiver upfield from the passerspot pass - a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does
	2.	passing - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"exit, expiration, going, departure, release, losseuphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harshdeath, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
	3.	passing - the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"passagemotion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	4.	passing - the end of something; "the passing of winter"final stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
	5.	passing - a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"passageresponse, reaction - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
	6.	passing - going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"overtakingreordering - a rearrangement in a different order
	7.	passing - success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"qualifying, passsuccess - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"flunk, failing - failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
Adj.	1.	passing - lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"ephemeral, fugacious, short-lived, transitory, transientimpermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
	2.	passing - of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"passfootball, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalrunning - of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
	3.	passing - allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
	4.	passing - hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"cursory, perfunctory, casualcareless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
Adv.	1.	passing - to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"exceedingly, super, extremely

passing

adjective1. momentary, fleeting, short-lived, transient, ephemeral, short, brief, temporary, transitory, evanescent, fugacious (rare) people who dismissed mobile phones as a passing fad2. superficial, short, quick, slight, glancing, casual, summary, shallow, hasty, cursory, perfunctory, desultory He only gave us a passing glance.noun1. end, finish, loss, vanishing, disappearance, termination, dying out, expiry, expiration the passing of an era2. death, demise, decease, passing on or away His passing will be mourned by many people.3. passage, course, process, advance, progress, flow The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness.4. sanction, approval, passage, adoption, endorsement, enactment, authorization, validation, legalization the formal passing of the treatyin passing incidentally, on the way, by the way, accidentally, en passant, by the bye She only mentioned you in passing.

passing

adjectiveLasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.nounThe act or fact of dying:death, decease, demise, dissolution, extinction, quietus, rest.Slang: curtain (used in plural).

Translations

一时的短暂的经过的顺便的

pass

(paːs) verb1. to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc). I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor. 經過 经过2. to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another. They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son. 相傳，傳遞 相传，传递 3. to go or be beyond. This passes my understanding. 超出 超出4. (of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake. The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road. 超過 超过5. to spend (time). They passed several weeks in the country. 度過 度过6. (of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve. The government has passed a resolution. 批准 批准7. to give or announce (a judgement or sentence). The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner. 宣佈 宣布8. to end or go away. His sickness soon passed. 消失 消失9. to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc). I passed my driving test. 通過，及格 通过，及格 noun1. a narrow path between mountains. a mountain pass. 要隘 要隘2. a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building. You must show your pass before entering. 通行證 通行证3. a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc. There were ten passes and no fails. 及格 及格4. (in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another. The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal. 傳球 传球ˈpassable adjective1. fairly good. a passable tennis player. 合格的 合格的2. (of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc. The mud has made the roads no longer passable. 可通行的 可通行的ˈpassing adjective1. going past. a passing car. 經過的 经过的2. lasting only a short time. a passing interest. 一時的，短暫的 一时的，短暂的 3. (of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject. a passing reference. 順便的 顺便的ˌpasser-ˈby – plural ˌpassers-ˈby – noun a person who is going past a place when something happens. He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident. 過路人 过路人ˈpassword noun a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc. He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password. 口令，暗語 口令，暗号 in passing while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means. He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it. 順便 顺便let (something) pass to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue. I'll let that pass. 放過 放过pass as/for to be mistaken for or accepted as. Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers. 被錯認為 被错认为pass away to die. Her grandmother passed away last night. 去世 去世pass the buck to give the responsibility or blame for something to someone else. She always passes the buck if she is asked to do anything. 推卸責任給 推卸责任给pass by to go past (a particular place). I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library. 從...旁而過 从...旁而过pass off (of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away. By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better. 結束 结束pass (something or someone) off as to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else). He passed himself off as a journalist. 冒充為... 冒充为...pass on1. to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person). I passed on his message. 把...傳給 把...传给2. to die. His mother passed on yesterday. 去世 去世pass out1. to faint. I feel as though I'm going to pass out. 昏倒 昏倒2. to give to several different people. The teacher passed out books to her class. 散髮 散发pass over to ignore or overlook. They passed him over for promotion. 不注意，忽略，忽視 不注意，忽视 pass up not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc). He passed up the offer of a good job. 放過(機會等) 放过（机会等）

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passed is the past tense of to pass: He passed the scene of the accident .
past means up to and beyond: She walked past the shops .