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.

pass law (in S Africa), pass off, pass on, pass out, pass out (of sth), pass sb over, pass sth down, pass sth up, pass through, pass up, pass...on to, passable, passably, passage, passbook, passe, passenger, passer-by, passerby, passim, passion, Passion Sunday, Passion Week, passion-flower, passion-fruit, passion-play, passionate, passionately, passive, passive resistance, passively, passivity, passkey, Passover, passport, password, password (also watchword), past, past question, past-due,