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past

adjective
 
🔊/pɑːst/
🔊/pæst/
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  1.  
     gone by in time过去的；昔日的
    • in past years/centuries在过去的几年/几个世纪
    • in times past在过去
    • The time for discussion is past.讨论的时间已过。🔊🔊
    • The days are long past when people worked at the same company all their lives. 人们一生在同一家公司工作的日子已经过去了。
    Homophones passed | pastpassed   past
    🔊/pɑːst/
    🔊/pæst/
    • passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass)
      • You've passed all your exams—well done!您已通过所有考试-做得好！
    • past adjective
      • It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years.可以说这是过去20年来最好的小说。
    • past noun
      • Let's put the past behind us and move on.让我们将过去抛之脑后，继续前进。
    • past preposition
      • You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime!你不该起床，已经睡了！
    Extra Examples
    • In past years the industry received large subsidies.在过去，这一行业得到很多的补贴。
    • Theatre in past centuries was mass entertainment, but that is not the case today.在过去的几个世纪中，剧院是大众娱乐活动，但如今情况并非如此。
    • The book is a celebration of working class life in times past.这本书颂扬了过去工人阶级的生活。
  2.  
     [only before noun] gone by recently; just ended刚过去的；刚结束的
    • in the past year/month/week过去一年/每月/每周
    • I've seen her several times over the past few days.在过去的几天里，我几次见过她。
    • The past month has been really busy at work.上个月工作实在是忙。🔊🔊
    • This past summer I worked at a theatre. 去年夏天，我在一家剧院工作。
  3.  
    [only before noun] belonging to an earlier time从前的；以往的
    • From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time.根据过去的经验，我想他可能把时间忘了。🔊🔊
    • past and present students of the college学院的老校友和在校生
    • Let's forget about who was more to blame—it's all past history.咱们且忘掉更该责怪谁吧，那都是陈年旧账了。🔊🔊
    • I warned her not to repeat her past mistakes.我警告她不要重蹈覆辙。
    • past events以往的事件
    • Americans hold past presidents in high regard. 美国人高度重视过去的总统。
    • He is reluctant to speak about his past life as a professional musician. 他不愿谈论自己作为职业音乐家的前世。
    Topics Historya1
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     [only before noun] (grammar语法) connected with the form of a verb used to express actions in the past（动词）过去式的
    • the past tense过去式
    Topics Languagea1
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.

past

noun
 
🔊/pɑːst/
🔊/pæst/
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    the past
    [singular] the time that has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time过去；昔日；过去的事情
    • in the past I used to go there often in the past.过去我常去那里。🔊🔊
    • He had hurt her so many times in the past.过去，他曾多次伤害过她。
    • the recent/distant past较近的／遥远的过去
    • She looked back on the past without regret.她回首往事毫无遗憾。🔊🔊
    • of the past Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.写信好像已是昔日的事情了。🔊🔊
    • She had learned from her mistakes of the past.她从过去的错误中学到了东西。
    • I feel that the past and the present and the future are all tied together in some way. 我觉得过去，现在和未来都以某种方式联系在一起。
    Homophones passed | pastpassed   past
    🔊/pɑːst/
    🔊/pæst/
    • passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass)
      • You've passed all your exams—well done!您已通过所有考试-做得好！
    • past adjective
      • It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years.可以说这是过去20年来最好的小说。
    • past noun
      • Let's put the past behind us and move on.让我们将过去抛之脑后，继续前进。
    • past preposition
      • You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime!你不该起床，已经睡了！
    Extra Examples
    • Archaeology provides us with tools for reconstructing the past.考古为我们提供了还原历史的工具。
    • Don't worry about it—it's all in the past now.别再为那事烦了－都已经过去了。
    • I admit that I have made mistakes in the past.我承认我以前犯过错误。
    • In an effort to make a complete break with the past, she sold everything and went abroad.为了能和过去彻底地决裂，她变卖一切，去了国外。
    • Many modern festivals can be traced back to an ancient past.现代的很多节日都可以追溯到久远的过去。
    • Memories from the past came flooding back to him.过去的记忆如潮水般涌现。
    • The counselling helped Dan to put the past behind him.通过辅导，丹放下了过去的经历。
    • The old market is a living link with the past, unchanged for hundreds of years.这个老市场数百年来没有变化，是追忆旧时岁月的活化石。
    • The uncovering of the buried town gives us a unique glimpse of the past.对这个埋在地下的城镇的挖掘让我们对过去有了一点儿特别的认识。
    • Those memories belong to the past and I don't want to think about them.那些记忆属于过去，我不愿意再去回想了。
    Topics Historya1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • immediate
    • recent
    • ancient
    • …
    verb + past
    • cling to
    • live in
    • relive
    • …
    preposition
    • from the past
    • in the past
    • into the past
    • …
    phrases
    • be all in the past
    • a break with the past
    • a glimpse of the past
    • …
    See full entry
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     [countable] a person’s past life or career; the history of a place, country, group, etc.（某人）过去的经历（或事业）
    • We don't know anything about his past.我们对他的过去一无所知。🔊🔊
    • Little remains from the city's glorious past.这座城市辉煌的过去几乎没有留下任何痕迹。
    • They say she has a ‘past’ (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret).据说她有一段 “过去”（不名誉的秘史）。🔊🔊
    • He has a chequered past (= that contains both good and bad periods).他过去的格格不入。
    Extra Examples
    • He tried in vain to recapture his past.他试图回忆起以前的事情来，但却一无所获。
    • He was forced to confront his forgotten past.他被迫面对自己已忘却的过去。
    • ghosts from his past他摆脱不掉的往事
    • She didn't tell them about her boyfriend's criminal past.她没跟他们提起男友犯过罪。
    • The country still suffers as a result of its colonial past.该国昔日曾为殖民地，至今仍深受其害。
    • Political parties cannot escape from their pasts any more than individuals can.政党和个人一样，无法逃避自己的过去。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • historic
    • historical
    • forgotten
    • …
    verb + past
    • reflect on
    • recapture
    • erase
    • …
    preposition
    • from your past
    • in your past
    See full entry
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    the past
    (also past tense)
    [singular] (grammar语法) the form of a verb used to describe actions in the past（动词）过去式的
    • The past of ‘shine’ is ‘shone’.“发光”的过去是“发光”。
    Topics Languagea1
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.
Idioms
a blast from the past
  1. (informal) a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present（现在又看见、听到、遇到等的）故人，往事，旧物
the (dim and) distant past
  1. a long time ago很久以前；遥远的过去
    • stories from the dim and distant past遥远过去的故事
    • In the distant past this land was covered in forests.在遥远的过去，这片土地被森林覆盖。
live in the past
  1. to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has仿佛生活在过去；落伍

past

preposition
 
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    (North American English also after)
    later than something晚于；在…之后
    • half past two两点半
    • ten (minutes) past six六点过十分
    • There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.).每小时逢二十分发一班公共汽车。🔊🔊
    • We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two).我们两点钟到达，十分钟后离开。🔊🔊
    • It was past midnight when we got home.我们到家已是午夜之后了。🔊🔊
    Homophones passed | pastpassed   past
    🔊/pɑːst/
    🔊/pæst/
    • passed verb (past tense, past participle of pass)
      • You've passed all your exams—well done!您已通过所有考试-做得好！
    • past adjective
      • It's arguably the best novel of the past 20 years.可以说这是过去20年来最好的小说。
    • past noun
      • Let's put the past behind us and move on.让我们将过去抛之脑后，继续前进。
    • past preposition
      • You shouldn't be up, it's past your bedtime!你不该起床，已经睡了！
    Topics Timea1
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     on or to the other side of somebody/something在另一边；到另一侧
    • We live in the house just past the church.我们就住在挨着教堂那边的房子里。🔊🔊
    • He hurried past them without stopping.他匆匆走过他们身边，连停都没停。🔊🔊
    • He just walked straight past us!他与我们擦肩而过！🔊🔊
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     above or further than a particular point or stage多于；超过
    • Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark.失业人数现在已超过了 300 万大关。🔊🔊
    • The flowers are past their best.这些花已过了盛开的季节。🔊🔊
    • He's past his prime.他已不再年富力强了。🔊🔊
    • She's long past retirement age.她早已超过了退休年龄。🔊🔊
    • Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care).老实说，我已什么事都不关心了。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.
Idioms
past it
  1. (British English, informal) too old to do what you used to be able to do; too old to be used for its normal function（人）过老而无用；（物）旧得不宜使用
    • In some sports you're past it by the age of 25.在某些运动中，人过 25 岁就难有作为了。🔊🔊
    • That coat is looking decidedly past it.那件外衣看来绝对穿不出去了。🔊🔊

past

adverb
 
🔊/pɑːst/
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     from one side of something to the other从一侧到另一侧；经过
    • She smiled at me as she walked past. 她走过去时对我微笑。
    • I called out to him as he ran past.他跑过时，我大声喊他。🔊🔊
  2.  
     used to describe time passing（时间）过去，逝去 synonym by
    • A week went past and nothing had changed.一个星期过去了，情况毫无变化。🔊🔊
    • The next two hours seem to whizz past. 接下来的两个小时似乎遥不可及。
    3. see also fly-past, march-past
    Word OriginMiddle English: variant of passed, past participle of pass.