A passing reference in a recent profile by Glamour magazine to her 20-hour workdays prompted an outpouring of admiration.

《魅力》杂志最近在一篇简介中简短提到，她一天工作20个小时，博得一片赞叹之声。

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When asked about the cause of the accident, the man made a passing reference to his carelessness.

当问及事故的原因时，那人对自己的粗心大意只简略谈及。

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Any link or actionable feature in your Web application is sent to the controller passing in a reference to itself.

将应用程序中的任何链接或可操作的功能发送给向其自身传递引用的控制器。

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Two weeks ago, Mitt Romney made a passing reference to eliminating HUD.

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Others are following suit with musician and producer Mark Ronson who has worked with Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse, producing tracks that bear more than a passing reference to the music of NES game, "The Legend of Zelda".

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It admitted it understood Minogue was "motivated to talk about" the milk because of her commercial deal, but added that producers had given "clear advice" to the singer that "only a passing reference" to the product could be made.

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