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    past 的英语意思

    pastpast1 /pɑːst $ pæst/ adjective 查看全部语言翻译1previous [only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now过去做的、使用的或经历的:  Judging by her past performance, Jane should do very well.从她过往的表现来判断,简应该会做得很好。 From past experience she knew that it was no use arguing with him.根据过往经验,她知道跟他争论毫无用处。 Study some past exam papers to get an idea of the questions.研究一些历年试卷,了解一下题目类型。2recent [only before noun] used to refer to a period up until now用以指代截至目前的一段时期:  the events of the past year过去一年的事件 During the past two weeks, 12 people have died of the disease.在过去两周内,已有12人死于该疾病。 She has been feeling tired for the past few days.她过去几天一直感到疲倦。3finished finished or having come to an end已结束的;已告终的:  Winter is past and spring has come at last.冬天已经过去,春天终于来临了。 writers from past centuries过去几个世纪的作家 a tradition rooted in times long past一项植根于久远过去的传统4former [only before noun] having held a particular position in the past or achieved a particular honour in the past曾担任某一职位或曾获得某一荣誉的past president/member/winner etc a past president of the golf club高尔夫球会的前任会长 a celebration for past and present employees of the newspaper为该报纸历届及现任员工举办的庆典 Bruce Jenner, a past Olympic champion布鲁斯·詹纳,前奥运冠军5grammar [only before noun] relating to the past tense与过去时态有关的
    pastpast2 preposition, adverb 1later than a particular time晚于某一时刻;过了(某时):  It’s ten past nine.现在是九点十分。 I should be finished by half past (=30 minutes after the hour).我应该在某时半(即整点后30分钟)前完成。 It was past midnight when the party ended.派对结束时已过午夜。 Come on Annie, it’s long past your bedtime.好了,安妮,早就过了你的就寝时间了。2further than a particular place在某地点之外;越过(某地)更远处:  The hospital’s just up this road, about a mile past the school.医院就在这条路的前方,在学校再往前大约一英里处。 There are parking spaces over there, just past (=a little further than) the garage.那边有停车位,就在车库稍过一点(即比车库稍远一点)。3up to and beyond a person or place, without stopping路过某人或某地而不停留:  She waved as she drove past.她开车经过时挥了挥手。 Will you be going past my house on your way home?你回家的路上会经过我家吗?straight/right past (=used to emphasize that someone passes close to you and does not stop)(用于强调某人从你身旁经过而没有停下来) Monica hurried straight past me and down the steps.莫妮卡匆匆从我身旁径直走过,下了台阶。4if a period of time goes past, it passes(时间)流逝,过去:  Weeks went past without any news.数周过去了,仍没有任何消息。 The hours seemed to fly past.时间似乎飞速流逝。5beyond or no longer at a particular point or stage超过某一特定阶段;不再处于某一特定阶段:  The roses were already past their best.那些玫瑰已经过了最盛的时期。 Reid never really got past the stage of copying other artists.里德从来没有真正突破模仿其他艺术家的阶段。 a pot of yoghurt well past its sell-by date一罐远超保质期的酸奶 an Italian singer who was then past her prime (=no longer strong and active)一位当时已过巅峰期(即不再强健活跃)的意大利女歌手 I’m past caring about my appearance (=I do not care about it anymore).我已经不再在乎自己的外表了(即不再关心了)。6I wouldn’t put it past somebody (to do something) spoken口语 used to say that you would not be surprised if someone did something bad or unusual because it is typical of them to do that type of thing用于表示某人做了某件坏事或不寻常的事也不会令你惊讶,因为这正是他们的一贯作风:  I wouldn’t put it past Colin to cheat.科林这个人,作弊是做得出来的。7past it British English spoken口语 too old to be able to do what you used to do, or too old to be useful年纪太大而无法再做昔日之事,或已太老而不再有用:  People seem to think that just because I’m retired, I’m past it.人们好像觉得,就因为我退休了,我就已经老了没用了。8be past due American English something that is past due has not been paid or done by the time it should have been指款项或事务到期未付、到期未完成的;逾期的
    pastpast3 noun 1the past a)the time that existed before the present现在之前存在的时间;往昔;过去in the past The lake was smaller in the past.这个湖在过去比现在小。 Good manners have become a thing of the past (=something that does not exist anymore).良好的礼仪已成为过去式(即不复存在的事物)。 It’s time she stopped living in the past (=thinking only about the past) and began to think about her future.她该停止活在过去(即只想着过去的事)了,应当开始考虑自己的未来。the recent/immediate/distant past She allowed her mind to drift towards the recent past.她任由思绪飘向不久之前的往事。 I did a law degree some time in the dim and distant past (=a long time ago).我在极为遥远的过去(即很久以前)某个时候取得了法学学位。 b)the past tense过去时(态)2all in the past spoken口语 used to say that an unpleasant experience has ended and can be forgotten用于表示某段不愉快的经历已经结束,可以不必再挂怀:  You mustn’t think about it. It’s all in the past now.你不必去想那件事了。那一切都已经过去了。3[singular] the past life or existence of someone or something某人或某物过去的生活或经历:  At some time in its past the church was rebuilt.这座教堂在其历史上的某个时期曾被重建。 The woman who ran the bar had a very shady past (=events in her past which might be considered bad).经营那家酒吧的女人有一段非常不光彩的过去(即她过去中可能被视为不好的那些经历)。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词the recent past· The optimistic economic climate of the recent past has gone.近期过去的乐观经济氛围已经消失了。the distant/remote past· Rivers of molten lava clearly flowed here in the distant past.在遥远的过去,熔岩流显然曾流经此地。the immediate past (=the very recent past)· In order to understand the present, we must look at the immediate past.为了理解现在,我们必须审视最近的过去。verbs动词forget the past· Forget the past and focus on the future.忘记过去,专注于未来。be living in the past (=think only about the past)· You’ve got to stop living in the past.你必须停止活在过去。phrases短语be/become a thing of the past (=not exist anymore, or stop existing)· We hope that smoking will become a thing of the past.我们希望吸烟将成为过去式。a break with the past (=when something is done in a completely different way to how it was done in the past)· These policies are a break with the past.这些政策是与过去的决裂。in the dim and distant past (=a very long time ago)· I think she sang Ireland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest sometime in the dim and distant past.我想她在极为遥远的过去某个时候,代表爱尔兰参加了欧洲歌唱大赛。THESAURUS同义词辨析in the past at a time before now, especially a long time ago在此之前的某个时候,尤指很久以前: · In the past, most children didn’t go to school at all.在过去,大多数孩子根本不上学。· We had a big argument, but it’s all in the past now.我们曾大吵了一架,但那都已经过去了。in those days/in the old days a long time ago in your life, or in your parents’ or grandparents’ lives, when things were different在你或你父母、祖父母生命中很久以前的时光,那时情形与现在大不相同: · £5 was a lot of money in those days.在那个年代,5英镑是一大笔钱。· In the old days, only very rich people had cars.在过去,只有非常富有的人才有汽车。at one time used for saying that something was true in the past, but is not now用于表示某事在过去曾经成立,但现今不再如此: · At one time there were six schools in the village.曾几何时,这个村子里有六所学校。· I would have agreed with you at one time.我曾经会同意你的。back in the day informal非正式 used when you are talking about a time in the past, especially one that you remember as being very good用于谈及过去某段时光,尤指你记忆中非常美好的岁月: · I loved Blondie back in the day.当年我超爱Blondie。· Back in the day, everyone would meet at the boys’ club.当年,大家都会在男孩俱乐部聚会。