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BNC: 1116 COCA: 680
past
pɑːst pæst pæst pɑst
Word forms: plural pasts
  • In addition to the uses shown below, past is used in the phrasal verb ‘run past’.

    除下列用法外,past还可以用于短语动词run past

1 N-SING [ADJ n] 过去;往昔 The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened. 过去;往昔 [literary]
  • In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost.

    过去,患有糖尿病的女性生下的孩子中约有1/3夭折了。

  • He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before.

    他应该从过去的错误中吸取教训。我们有过同样的经历。

  • We would like to put the past behind us.

    我们想抛开过去。

If you accuse someone of living in the past, you mean that they think too much about the past or believe that things are the same as they were in the past.生活在过去;留恋往昔
  • What was the point in living in the past, thinking about what had or had not happened?

    老是生活在过去,想着曾经发生过,或是没有发生过什么,有什么意义?

2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 经历;过去之事 Your past consists of all the things that you have done or that have happened to you. 经历;过去之事
  • ...revelations about his past.

    曝光他的过去

  • ...Germany's recent past.

    德国不久前的过去

3 ADJ [ADJ n] 过去的;以前的 Past events and things happened or existed before the present time. 过去的;以前的 [literary]
  • I knew from past experience that alternative therapies could help.

    根据过去的经验,我知道替代疗法可能有用。

  • ...a return to the turbulence of past centuries.

    回到过去几个世纪的动荡状态

  • The list of past champions includes many British internationals.

    历届冠军榜中包括很多英国世界冠军。

Past is also used after periods of time.past亦用于时间段之后)
  • A South Korean newspaper said today the event will be smaller than in years past.

    一份韩国报纸今天说活动的规模不会有前些年那么大。

4 ADJ 刚过去的 You use past to talk about a period of time that has just finished. For example, if you talk about the past five years, you mean the period of five years that has just finished. 刚过去的
  • Most shops have remained closed for the past three days.

    过去3天大多数商店一直都没有营业。

  • ...the momentous events of the past few days.

    过去几天的重大事件

5 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] 过去了的;结束了的 If a situation is past, it has ended and no longer exists. 过去了的;结束了的 [literary]
  • Many economists believe the worst of the economic downturn is past.

    很多经济学家认为经济衰退最糟糕的时期已经过去了。

  • ...images from years long past.

    很多年以前的形象

  • The time for loyalty is past.

    忠诚已经过时了。

6 ADJ [ADJ n] (动词)过去时的 In grammar, the past tenses of a verb are the ones used to talk about things that happened at some time before the present. The simple past tense uses the past form of a verb, which for regular verbs ends in '-ed', as in 'They walked back to the car'. (动词)过去时的
7See also:past perfect 
8 PREP (钟点)过(分) You use past when you are stating a time which is thirty minutes or less after a particular hour. For example, if it is twenty past six, it is twenty minutes after six o'clock. (钟点)过(分)
  • It's ten past eleven.

    现在是11点过10分。

  • I arrived at half past ten.

    10点半到的。

Past is also an adverb.
  • I have my lunch at half past.

    我半点的时候吃午饭。

9 PREP 之后;晚于 If it is past a particular time, it is later than that time. 之后;晚于
  • It was past midnight.

    午夜已过。

  • It's past your bedtime.

    你的就寝时间已经过了。

SYN after, beyond, later than, over
10 PREP 经过 If you go past someone or something, you go near them and keep moving, so that they are then behind you. 经过
  • I dashed past him and out of the door.

    我从他身边跑过,夺门而出。

  • A steady procession of people filed past the coffin.

    人们排成一队,一个接一个地从灵柩旁走过。

  • He was never able to get past the border guards.

    他从未能够通过边防哨兵的检查。

SYN by, across, in front of
Past is also an adverb.
  • An ambulance drove past.

    一辆救护车开了过去。

11 PREP 越过 If you look or point past a person or thing, you look or point at something behind them. 越过
  • She stared past Christine at the bed.

    她的目光越过克里斯蒂娜盯着床。

12 PREP 的另一侧 If something is past a place, it is on the other side of it. 的另一侧
  • Go north on I-15 to the exit just past Barstow.

    沿着15号州际公路一直向北,一过巴斯托就从出口驶出。

  • Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.

    在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方,有一个临时红绿灯。

13 PREP 超过,超出(某一点或阶段) If someone or something is past a particular point or stage, they are no longer at that point or stage. 超过,超出(某一点或阶段)
  • He was well past retirement age.

    他早过了退休年龄。

  • They felt that, at 69 or so, Mr Peters was past his prime.

    他们觉得69岁左右的彼得斯先生已经风光不再了。

  • ...a piece of cheese four weeks past its sell-by date.

    一块过期4周的奶酪

  • The situation is long past the stage when anyone's advice would help.

    情况早变了,不是谁提个建议就能补救的事儿。

14 PREP 再也无法 If you are past doing something, you are no longer able to do it. For example, if you are past caring, you do not care about something any more because so many bad things have happened to you. 再也无法
  • She was past caring about anything by then and just wanted the pain to end.

    那时,她已经什么都不在乎了,只盼着疼痛能够止住。

  • Often by the time they do accept the truth they are past being able to put words to feelings.

    往往等他们真正接受事实时,他们已无法用语言形容自己的感情了。

If you say that someone or something is past it, they are no longer able to do what they used to do.已力不从心;已不能用
  • I suppose they're saying that I'm past it.

    我猜想他们是在说我已经力不从心了。

  • We could do with a new car. The one we've got is a bit past it.

    我们可以弄辆新车,现在那辆已经不太好使了。

15 PHRASE (某人做某事)并不令人意外 If you say that you would not put it past someone to do something bad, you mean that you would not be surprised if they did it because you think their character is bad. (某人做某事)并不令人意外
  • You know what she's like. I wouldn't put it past her to call the police and say I stole them.

    你知道她是个什么样的人。要是她打电话报警说我偷了它们,一点儿也不奇怪。

Quotations
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there L. P. Hartley The Go-Between
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet Edward Thomas Early One Morning
As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale
The past is never dead, it is not even past William Faulkner
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it George Santayana The Life of Reason
I think we agree, the past is over George Bush
Usage
Usagepast and passed
The adverb or adjective past and the verb passed (past tense of pass) are often confused. They are pronounced the same and can have similar meanings: Jack passed Jill by rolling past her down the hill. This past week, Shaya passed his history exam and his driving test!
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BNC: 1116 COCA: 680
past

noun¹

1time before the present過去ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAST | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEimmediate, recent剛剛過去的時間;不久以前ancient, dim and distant, distant, remote久遠的過去;模糊遙遠的過去;遙遠的過去Many modern festivals can be traced back to an ancient past.現代的很多節日都可以追溯到久遠的過去。It all happened in the distant past.所有的一切都發生在遙遠的過去。VERB + PASTcling to, live in, relive留戀/生活在/回味過去We're going to have to stop living in the past and invest in new technology if the company is to survive.要想公司生存下去,我們就不能再沉湎於過去,而必須投資開發新技術。reconstruct, recreate重現過去Archaeology provides us with tools for reconstructing the past.考古為我們提供了還原歷史的工具。erase, forget抹掉/忘記過去belong in, belong to屬於過去Those memories belong to the past and I don't want to think about them.那些記憶屬於過去,我不願意再去回想了。PREPOSITIONfrom the past從過去Memories from the past came flooding back to him.過去的記憶如潮水般湧現。in the past在過去I admit that I have made mistakes in the past.我承認我以前犯過錯誤。into the past到過去events stretching back many years into the past回溯到很多年前的事件of the past過去的great artists of the past往昔偉大的藝術家PHRASESbe all in the past一切都已過去Don't worry about it-it's all in the past now.不要再為之擔心了,現在一切都過去了。a break with the past和過去的決裂In an effort to make a complete break with the past, she went to live in Morocco.為了能徹底忘掉過去,她去摩洛哥居住了。a glimpse of the past對過去的一瞥The uncovering of the buried town gives us a unique glimpse of the past.對這個埋在地下的城鎮的挖掘讓我們對過去有了一點兒特別的認識。a link with the past和過去的聯繫The old market is a living link with the past, unchanged for hundreds of years.這個老市場數百年來沒有變化,是追憶舊時歲月的活化石。nostalgia for the past懷舊之情a thing of the past不復存在a new device that makes such problems a thing of the past使這類問題不復存在的新裝置
past

noun²

2sb/sth's history歷史ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAST | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEhistoric, historical歷史性的事件;歷史事件forgotten被遺忘的過去He was forced to confront his forgotten past.他被迫面對自己已忘卻的過去。colourful/colorful, rich多彩的/豐富的經歷chequered/checkered, murky, painful, sordid, troubled成敗並存的過去;不清白的過去;痛苦的往昔;骯髒的歷史;坎坷的過去mysterious神秘的過去criminal犯罪史glorious, illustrious (especially BrE) 輝煌的過去;燦爛的歷史Few remnants remain of the city's glorious past.這個城市輝煌的過去沒有多少遺跡存留了。cultural, political文化史;政治史ancestral, evolutionary祖先的歷史;進化史colonial, imperial, industrial殖民地歷史;帝國的過去;工業史These customs are a relic of the country's colonial past.這些習俗是這個國家殖民歷史遺產的一部份。VERB + PASTreflect on反思往事recapture回憶往事He tried in vain to recapture his past.他試圖回憶起以前的事情來,但卻一無所獲。erase, escape from, forget, put behind you, wipe out抹去歷史;逃避歷史;忘記過去;將往事置於腦後Political parties cannot escape from their pasts any more than individuals can.政黨和個人一樣,無法逃避自己的過去。Therapy helped Dan put the past behind him.治療幫助丹放下了過去的經歷。PREPOSITIONfrom your past從自己的過去ghosts from his past他擺脫不掉的往事in your past在昔日時光at some time in her past她往昔歲月中的某個時候
BNC: 1116 COCA: 680
past noun
past (the recent past) background (sb's criminal past)
past adj.
last2 (the past few days) previous (past events)
the past

noun

the past ♦︎ history ♦︎ the old daysThese are all words for the time before the present. 这些词均表示昔日。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配in the past / (sth's) history / the old dayssth's colourful / rich / chequered / glorious past / historysth's cultural / political / imperial / industrial past / history(the / sth's) recent / ancient / medieval past / historyto be lost in (the) past / historyto distort / rewrite (the) past / history the past [singular] the time before the present 过去;昔日I used to go there often in the past.过去我常去那儿。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。It all happened in the distant past.那都是很久以前的事了。We have to stop living in the past and invest in new technology.我们不能永远活在过去,必须投资新技术。Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.写信好像已是旧时的事情了。 see also past previous adj. history [uncountable, singular] all the events that happened in an earlier time, especially as part of the political or social development of a country; the set of facts that are known about the past existence of a place or group of people 历史;(某地方或某人群的)发展史Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war.历史上很多人梦想过没有战争的世界。These events changed the course of history.这些事件改变了历史的轨迹。He will go down in history (= be remembered) as a wise politician and a kind man.他将作为睿智的政治家和善良的人载入史册。The country has suffered several invasions during its history.该国历史上经历了几次外国入侵。Venice has a rich and colourful history.威尼斯的历史丰富多彩。 historical

adjective

the historical background to the war这场战争的历史背景historical documents / records / research历史文献/档案/研究a historical novel / setting历史小说;历史背景
historically

adverb

The book is historically inaccurate.这本书与史实不符。
the old days

idiom

(rather informal) a time in the past, or an earlier time in sb's life, when things were different from the way they are now (与现在有别的)昔日,过去Meeting up with school friends reminded her again of the good old days.和老同学见面让她回忆起昔日的美好时光。That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.那是在过去通胀失控的苦难日子。Deciding what to watch on television was so much easier in the old days.过去,决定看什么电视节目比现在容易多了。
BNC: 1116 COCA: 680
past
Late or too late: late, belatedly, overdue...
Function words referring to location: about, across, after...
Secrets and secretiveness: secret, confidentiality, stealth...
Verb forms and tenses: aspect, auxiliary verb, conjugation...
Finished and completed: finished, completed, exhausted...

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