the passing of the old year (= on New Year's Eve)

The old regime was defeated, and few people mourned its passing.

旧政权被打垮,几乎没有人对其消亡感到痛惜。

Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad...

哈姆内特认为对环境的关注不是一时心血来潮。

Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time.

随着时间的推移,大多数古老传统都已消亡。

His passing will be mourned by many people.

很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。

He did mention his brother's wife, but only in passing.

他确实提到了他的弟媳,但只是顺带而已。

I love him more with each passing day.

随着时间的流逝，我越发爱他了。

Nothing could fill the gap in her life left by his passing.

他去世后什么都无法填补她生活的空虚。

She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister.

她酷似你姐姐。

It was just a passing comment, he didn't go on about it...

那只是一笔带过的评论，他没有继续论述。

The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.

预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。

They were urgent with me for further particulars.

他们硬是要我讲得更详细点.

Each sample must be submitted with full particulars of its source.

每个样品都应标明有关来源等一切项目.

Particulars are too meagre to form a decision.

详情不明,难以作出裁断.

The street parallels the railway.

这条街与铁路平行.

Lines of equal latitude are called parallels.

相等纬度的连线叫纬圈.

Let us look at parallels between arithmetic using binary numbers and arithmetic using decimal numbers.

我们采用与十进制运算对比的办法来介绍二进制数的运算方法.

The stream parallels the road for several miles.

这条小河与那条道平行数英里.

The characters are often defined by parallels with works of art.

人物的性格特征都是通过与之相似的美术作品来点明的.

This approach parallels procedures in other sectors of the economy.

这个方法与经济的其它部门的程序同时并行.

There are significant parallels with the 1980s.

与20世纪80年代有明显相似之处。