passing

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。

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

除夕日

The colonies received only a passing mention.

那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。

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。

The army is only mentioned in passing.

只是顺带提了一下陆军。

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。

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。

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。

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。

Work becomes harder with each passing day.

工作一天比一天辛苦。

The passing of the years has been kind to Dan. He looks like a man of half his age.

岁月对丹很仁慈，他看起来只有他年龄的一半大。

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

时间的流逝带来了一丝空虚感。

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。

His passing will be mourned by many people.

很多人都会哀悼他的逝世。

In passing, it should be noted that...

顺便提一下，应该注意…

a passing phase/thought/interest

过渡阶段；一闪念；一时之兴

I love him more with each passing day.

随着时间的流逝，我越发爱他了。

When the Fifties faded into history, there wasn't a lot of mourning for the passing of an era.

当50年代成为历史，人们并未对一个时代的结束感到有多么悲伤。

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

她酷似你姐姐。

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。

...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

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。

the passing of a resolution/law

决议 / 法律的通过

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

他的肚子一年比一年鼓。

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。

He had never taken more than a passing interest in the girl.

他对那个女孩只有三分钟热情。

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。

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。