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| 1 | the past the time before the present , and everything that happened then 过去；旧时；昔日 |
| Archaeology helps us to understand the past. 考古帮助我们了解过去。 |
| He has made similar promises in the past. 过去他也作过类似的承诺。 |
| The business has grown steadily in the recent past. 最近一段时间公司一直在稳步发展。 |
| Anyway, it’ s all in the past now (=something unpleasant is over and can be forgotten) . 不管怎么说，现在一切都过去了。 |
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| 2 | C usually singular the things that someone has done or the things that have happened to someone or something during the time before now 往事；经历 |
| My past as a player has undoubtedly helped me in my career as a coach. 我的运动员经历无疑对我的教练生涯很有帮助。 |
| a legacy of our imperial past 我们帝国历史的遗产 |
| | 2a | singular an earlier part of someone’ s life that they keep secret because other people would not approve of it （某人不为人知或不可告人的）过去，过往的经历 | | We discovered that the author had a murky past. 我们发现那位作家有一段不可告人的过去。 | | Only his family and closest friends know about his past. 只有他的家里人和最亲近的朋友才知道他过去的经历。 | |
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| 3 | the past linguistics the form of a verb that is used for describing states that existed or things that happened before the present time （动词的）过去式 |
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| - | put the past behind you
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| to forget about what has happened in the past and start your life again |
| 忘掉过去；开始新的生活 |
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| - | a thing of the past
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| something that no longer happens or exists |
| 往事，过去（指不复发生或存在的事物） |
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| Analogue televisions could soon be a thing of the past. 模拟电视机可能很快就会成为过去。 |
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