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美音:[pæst ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.过去,往时 adj.过去的,结束的 prep.越过,晚于 vbl.pass的过去分词

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past


/pɑ:st; [US] pæst; pæst/
adj
1 gone by in time 过去的; 以前的
*in past years, centuries, ages 在过去的年月、世纪、年代里
* The time for discussion is past. 讨论的时间已经过去.
* in times past 在过去.
2 gone by recently; just finished or ended 刚过去的; 刚完成的; 刚结束的
*The past month has been a difficult one for him. 上个月他很困难.
* I've seen little of her in the past few weeks. 近几周我很少见到她.
3 belonging to an earlier time 先前的; 前期的; 以往的
*past happiness 昔日的快乐
* past and present students of the college 该学院的校友和在校学生
* past achievements, failures, generations, presidents 以前的成就、失败、世代、总统.
4 (grammar) (of a verb form) indicating a state or an action in the past (指动词形式)过去式的
*The past tense of `take' is `took'. take的过去式是took.
* a past participle, eg passed, taken, gone 过去分词(如 passed, taken, gone).

n
1 the past
(a) [sing] time that has gone by 往时; 昔时; 过去
*I've been there many times in the past.我从前去过那儿很多次.
(b) [sing] things that happenedin an earlier time; past events 往事
*memories of the past 对往事的记忆
* look back on, remember, regret the past 回顾、缅怀、追悔往事
* We cannot change the past. 往事无可改变.
2 [C] person's past life or career, esp one that is discreditable 过去的生活或职业经历(尤指不名誉的)
*We know nothing of his past. 我们对他的经历一无所知.
* She's a woman with a `past'. 她早年生活放荡.
3 [sing] (also past tense) (form of a verb) used to describe actions in the past 过去式的(动词形式)
*The past of the verb `take' is `took'. take的过去式是took.
4 (idm 习语) a thing of the past => thing. live in the past => live2.

/pɑ:st; [US] pæst; pæst/ prep
1 (a) (of time) later than (sth); after (指时间)晚于, 迟于, 在...之後
*half past two 两点半
* ten (minutes) past six 六点十分
* There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour, ie at 1.20,2.20, 3.20, etc. 每小时的第二十分钟有一班公共汽车.
* It was past midnight when we got home. 我们到家时已过半夜.
(b) older than (the specified age) 超过(某年龄)
*an old man past seventy 七十多岁的老人
* She's past her thirties, ie at least 40. 她至少四十岁了.
2 on the far side of (sth); from one side to the other of (sth/sb) 在(某物)的远端, 另一边; 经过(某处[某人])
*You can see the house past the church. 你可以看到教堂那边的那所房子.
* She walked past the shop. 她走过那家商店.
* He hurried past me without stopping. 他匆忙从我身边走过, 连停都没停.
3 (a) beyond the limits of (sth/doing sth) 超过(某事物[做某事物])的限度
*The man is past working, ie too old, weak, etc to work. 那男子已不能工作了(因年老、体弱等).
* I'm past caring (ie I no longer care) what he does. 他做什么我再也不管了.
* It's quite past my comprehension, ie I can't understand it. 这件事已远超出我的理解力了.
(b) beyond the age of (sth/doing sth) 超过(某事物[做某事物])的年纪
*She's past playing with dolls. 她已不是玩玩偶的年纪了.
* She's long past retirement age. 她早已过了退休的年龄.
4 (idm 习语) `past it (infml 口) too old to do what one was once capable of; too old to be used for its normal function 年龄过大而不能再做以前做的事; 过旧而不适用
*At
93 he's finally realized he's getting past it. 他到了93岁终于意识到自己已不中用.
* That overcoat is looking decidedly past it. 那件大衣看来是绝对旧得穿不出去了.

adv part from one side to the other of sth 经过
*walk, march, go, rush, etc past 步行、行军、行走、奔跑等经过.

past


The simple past or past simple, sometimes called the preterite, is the basic form of the past tense in Modern English. It is used principally to describe events in the past.
1. Earth movements in the past elevated great areas of the seabed.
    地球过去的运动使海底大片地区隆起。

2. Cars lumbered past Magdalen and the University Church.
    汽车隆隆驶过马德林和大学教堂.

3. But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task.
    但是,历史学家企图重现遥远的过去可是一项艰巨的任务,

4. But you mustn´t come home after a quarter past eleven.
    但你不能超过11点1刻回家。

5. By 1900 unsafe hospitals and ignorant nurses were things of the past.
    到1900年,不保险的医院与无知的护士都不存在了。

6. When I think of the past, I feel happy.
    一想起往事, 我就觉得快乐.

7. With her baby clasped to her she ran past the M.P.´s wife at the door and into the comfort of her neighbours´ arms.
    她抱好孩子,绕过站在门口的议员夫人,奔向邻居们的怀里,以求一点同情。

8. When you come from a family of firsts, you never forget the burden and the inspiration of your past.
    来自一个创造"第一"的家庭,你决不会忘记自己的责任,不会忘记家族历史对你的鼓舞。

9. They ae blameless simply because they are disappointed about your past.
    他们是无可责难的,只因为你的过去令他们失望.

10. The prisoner slipped past the guards on the gate and escaped.
    犯人从大门口的警卫身旁溜过逃走了.

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