- 路过；经过：
I passed by your house last night at about ten o'clcok.
我昨天晚上大约十点钟的时候经过你家。
- (时间)逝去；过去：
Three years had passed by before she finally found a suitable job.
三年过去了，最终她才找到一份合适的工作。
- 忽略；遗漏；不注意：
I cannot pass the matter by without making a protest.
我不能对此事听之任之。
- 经过(某人)身旁而不理他：
He simply passed by and did not notice his girl friend was there too.
他只顾往前走，没有注意到他女朋友也在那里。
- 不理；躲开；回避：
He passed me by as though he had never in his life seen me before.
他不理我，好像在他的生活中他以前从未见过我似的。
- 对…没影响，不起作用：
The romantic act has passed her by.
浪漫色彩的举动对她没有产生影响。
- (生活)没有给(某人)愉快与享受：
He feels that life is passing him by,i.e.,that he is not profiting from or enjoying the opportunities and pleasures of life.
他觉得生活与他形同陌路，也就是说，他从未从生活中得到好处、机会与乐趣。
- 以…为名：
He passed by the name of John many years.
多年来他一直使用约翰这个名字。