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词汇 passing
释义 passing
noun
uk /ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/ us /ˈpæs.ɪŋ/

passingnoun (MOVING BALL)


[ U ]
in sport, the act of kicking, throwing, or hitting the ball to someone in your own team:
Accurate passing is key in netball.
There was some slick passing in midfield.
The quarterback is near the top of the league in passing.
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General terms used in ball sports
aggregate score
assist
attacking
back pass
backhanded
bend
hat trick
indirect free kick
interception
kicker
launch angle
lay someone off
loft
pitch
square ball
stiff-arm
stroke
swat
takeaway
tap in

passingnoun (GIVING )


[ Cusually singular ]
the act of giving something to someone:
To me, it's like the passing of a baton.
His method is to organize the passing of a bribe at the official's home.
There were multiple passings of the collection plate around the congregation.
[ Cusually singular ]
the act of saying officially, as a judge, what a criminal's official punishment will be:
The Court has the power to suspend the passing of sentence.
This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated and the only way that can be made plain is by the passing of a custodial sentence.
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Giving, providing and supplying
accommodate
accommodate someone with something
administer
administration
afford
arm someone with something
be good for somethingidiom
hand something around
hand something back
hand something down
hand something in
outfit
provision
put something on
re-equip
re-equipment
reassign
reassignment
render
tender

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Court cases, orders & decisions

passingnoun (APPROVING)


[ Cusually singular ]
the act of giving approval to something, especially by voting to make it law:
The Financial Times reported the passing of a banking act intended to speed the privatization of Hungary's banks.
Foxhunters' Chase will continue to be so named despite the passing of a bill to outlaw fox hunting.
There have been enough passings of stupid laws.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
abolish
abrogate
abrogation
amendment
assemblyman
constitutionally
enact
First Minister's Questions
FMQs
gold plate
Green Paper
guillotine
parliamentarian
penal reform
PMQs
pocket veto
presiding officer
promulgate
White Paper
writ

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Elections

passingnoun (SUCCEEDING)


[ Cusually singular ]
the act of being successful in an exam, a course, etc.:
Academic credits refer to credits earned upon the successful passing of a course.
The news that a certain amount of legal knowledge would be required, and even the passing of a few exams, killed their interest.
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Exams, tests & exercises
achievement test
Advanced Placement
AP
assessment
can dophrase
dictation
exam
fail
invigilator
mark scheme
moderate
pop quiz
practical
prelim
probationary
proctor
quiz
resit
retake
viva

passingnoun (GOING PAST)


[ C or U ]
the act of going past a person or thing:
Ahead, a closed level-crossing gate promised the imminent passing of a train.
The leaves on a tree tremble at the passing of a breath of wind.
He must depart from the slight path that his passings have worn in the rock surface.
[ C or U ]
the act of going past a particular point in time:
The moves follow the passing of yesterday's 5pm deadline for bids.
The safe homecoming represented the passing of a critical milestone for NASA.
 in passing
If something is said in passing, it is said while talking about something else and is not the main subject of a conversation: 顺便,附带地
When asked if he had told the police about the incident, Mr Banks said he had mentioned it in passing to a detective.被问及是否已将此告诉了警察时,班克斯先生说他曾向一位侦探顺便提过。
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General words for movement
betake
body English
budge
budge up
carry
circulate
gone
heaving
inertly
keepy-uppy
kinetic
kinetic energy
motion
pass
repair
repair to somewhere
round
scoot
seethe
shove

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Spending time & time passing

passingnoun (DEATH/END)


 the passing of time/the years
the process of time passing: (时间的)流逝,过去
My parents seem to have mellowed with the passing of the years.随着岁月的流逝,我父母似乎变得心气平和了。
[ C ]
the death or end of someone or something: 逝世,去世;流逝,消失
Ten years after her death, the public still mourns her passing.她死去10年后,人们仍在为她的去世感到悲痛。
the passing of the old year旧的一年的流逝
There have been a few tragic passings this year in our family.
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Ends and endings
a screeching haltidiom
abrupt end
accomplishment
at the close of something
break
break something up
cessation
conclusion
death
endgame
ending
endpoint
era
expiration
expiry
swansong
tailpiece
terminable
the tail end
twilight

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Death and dying

passingnoun (DIFFERENT GROUP)


[ U ]
a situation in which a person who belongs to a particular group is believed by other people to be a member of a different group, for example a different race:
Reasons for passing are deeply individual.
racial passingMost often, racial passing means black passing for white, usually out of economic or social necessity.
Passing as straight is not something I choose.
passing
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/ us /ˈpæs.ɪŋ/

passingadjective[before noun] (GOING PAST)


moving past: 路过的,经过的
A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town.一名路过的汽车司机停下来,把她捎到了附近的镇上。
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General words for movement
betake
body English
budge
budge up
carry
circulate
gone
heaving
inertly
keepy-uppy
kinetic
kinetic energy
motion
pass
repair
repair to somewhere
round
scoot
seethe
shove

passingadjective[before noun] (TIME)


lasting only for a short time and not important or complete: 短暂的,一时的
passing glanceI gave the restaurant a passing glance as I walked by, but I didn't notice who was in there.走过这家餐馆时我瞟了一眼,但没有注意到谁在里面。
The matter is only of passing scientific interest.这东西的科学意义只是暂时的。
Synonyms
brief(SHORT IN TIME)
ephemeral
evanescentformal
fleeting
fugitive(TEMPORARY)formal
momentary
short-lived
transientformal
transitoryformal
used to refer to a period of time that is going past: 过去的,逝去的
with each/every passingThe situation seems to become more hopeless with each/every passing day.日子一天天过去了,局势似乎越来越无可救药了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

General words for movement
betake
body English
budge
budge up
carry
circulate
gone
heaving
inertly
keepy-uppy
kinetic
kinetic energy
motion
pass
repair
repair to somewhere
round
scoot
seethe
shove

Idiom


a passing resemblance

passing | American Dictionary


passing
noun[ U ]
 fmlus/ˈpæs·ɪŋ/
someone’s death:
We note with sorrow the passing of Raymond Wilson, a member of the board.
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