in passing

顺便, 附带地

例句与用法：

That girl's a bag of nerves. I just gave the back of her hair a flick in passing and she was out for her chair like a scalded cat.

那个姑娘十分紧张，我从她身边经过时，只是在她背后的头发上轻轻碰一下，她就惊吓得从椅子上跳了下来。

There is little merit in passing the examination if you cheated.

如果你作弊，考试及格也没什么价值。

He mentioned in passing that he had a new car.

他顺便提到他有一辆新汽车。

详细释义：

顺便(提起)

He mentioned in passing that he had been there once.

他顺便提到他曾经到过那里一次。