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pastHpB:st, $pAstadj [not gradable]过去的Violent crime rose by 4 per cent, well below the rate of the past three years.暴力案件上升4％，比过去3年的比率低多了。In fact, the average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.事实上，在过去100年里世界范围的平均气温上升了大约1°F。I walk at least an hour a day on Hampstead Heath, and have been doing so for the past 30 years.我每天至少在Hampstead Heath（汉普斯台德石南山）上散步一小时，而且过去的30年一直这样做。He was the fifth climber to die on these mountains over the past two days.在过去两天里他是第5个爬这些山而死的人。The country's imports of rainforest timber have fallen dramatically over the past year.在过去一年里这个国家热带雨林木材的进口量大幅度下降。In centuries/years past (= Many centuries/years ago) even visiting the next village was considered a long journey.过去几个世纪/几年里，即使是访问邻近的村子也被看作是长途旅行。I know from past (= previous) experience that you can't judge someone by their appearance.我从过去的经历中得知不能从外表判断一个人。The Prime Minister's family have been instructed not to discuss his past life (= what he has done until now) with the press.首相的家人被吩咐不要和新闻界讨论他过去的生活。I'm feeling much better now that the cold weather is past (= finished).冷天过去了，我现在觉得好受多了。A past master is a person who is very skilled in a particular activity.能手，老手Joe is a past master at getting invitations to parties乔对弄到晚会的邀请不费心，他是这方面的能手。
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