1. go past走過
He passed by without greeting me. 他經過我面前時沒打招呼。
A bus passed by just a moment aso. 一輛公共汽車剛開過去。
2. (time)elapse :(chance or opportunity)slip by(時間)過去;(機會)錯過
The patient grew steadily better as the days passed by. 一天天過去了,病人逐漸好轉起來。
3. overlook; ignore忽略
We'll pass that matter by for the moment. 我們暫時不去考慮那件事。
In making the selection we passed this short piece by quite inadvertently. 在挑選時我們完全由于疏忽而漏過了這篇短文。