We stripped away the old patterned paper.

patterned wallpaper

印有图案的壁纸

The building was patterned after the design used in that city.

这座楼是仿造在那个城市里用过的图纸而建成的.

Her coat is patterned on the newest fashion.

她的外衣是模仿最新流行的款式制成的.

When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing.

当政府最终垮台之日，将不会有人为它的消亡而悲哀。

Many will mourn her passing (= her death, when you do not want to say this directly) .

很多人将会为她的过世而悲伤。

He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book) .

他在书中对这个理论只是一笔带过。

the noise of passing cars

过往车辆的嘈杂

The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper.

岁月的流逝一点也没有让他的坏脾气有所好转。

He only mentioned it in passing and didn't give any details.

他只是随口提及而已，并没有谈任何细节。

a passing phase/thought/interest

过渡阶段；一闪念；一时之兴

In passing, it should be noted that...

顺便提一下，应该注意…

...the passing of one of this century's great artists, Miles Davis.

本世纪艺术巨匠迈尔斯·戴维斯的逝世

Michael watched the passing cars.

迈克尔注视着来往的汽车。

It was an historic day, yet its passing was not marked by the slightest excitement...

那是具有历史意义的一天，但是一天过去了，也没有一丝的兴奋激动。

the passing of a resolution/law

决议 / 法律的通过

The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness...

时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。

His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year...

他的肚子一年比一年鼓。

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

除夕日

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。