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in passing
固定短语，意为‘顺便地’或‘不经意地’。
He mentioned it in passing.
他顺便提了一下。
传球；传球进攻
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传球；传球进攻
a play in American football in which a player throws the ball to a teammate
He mentioned it in passing.
他顺便提了一下。
美式橄榄球用语，指传球进攻；不是“经过/通过”的意思。
死亡；终结
Death, dying; the end of something.
(美式足球)一名球员将球传给队友的动作
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
经过的事实；从一个地方到另一个地方的移动或状态的改变
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
对死亡的委婉表达
euphemistic expressions for death
The quarterback's quick passing helped the team score a touchdown.
四分卫的快速传球帮助球队达阵得分。
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The coach praised the team's passing during the final game.
教练在决赛中表扬了球队的传球表现。
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Their passing improved after weeks of practice.
经过数周训练，他们的传球进步了。
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the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
教练在第三次进攻和长距离时安排了一次传球战术
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固定短语，意为‘顺便地’或‘不经意地’。
He mentioned it in passing.
他顺便提了一下。
She received a passing grade on the exam.
她考试得了及格分数。
表示时间或事件的过去。
With the passing of time, memories fade.
随着时间的流逝，记忆逐渐模糊。
美式橄榄球术语。
The quarterback executed a perfect passing play.
四分卫完美地执行了一次传球进攻。
Not this
He threw a passing.
Use this
He threw a pass.
在美式橄榄球中，'passing'指传球动作，而'pass'指传出的球。应使用'pass'表示传出的球。
Not this
I am passing the exam.
Use this
I passed the exam.
'passing'作为现在分词表示正在进行的动作，而通过考试是已完成的结果，应使用一般过去时'passed'。
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Present participle of pass; commonly used as noun (e.g., the passing of time) and adjective (e.g., a passing thought).
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Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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