1time before the present過去ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤immediate, 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 + PAST➤cling 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。PREPOSITION➤from 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PHRASES➤be 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
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2sb/sth's history歷史ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAST | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤historic, 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 + PAST➤reflect 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。PREPOSITION➤from 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
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