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| 1 | only before noun happening or existing in the period of time that has just finished (刚刚)过去的 |
| The patient’ s condition has improved over the past 24 hours. 过去24小时里病人的状况已经有所好转。 |
| He has spent the past two weeks travelling around the country. 他在过去两周里周游了全国。 |
| In the past year, nearly 15,000 jobs have been lost in Scotland. 去年，苏格兰有将近15000人失去工作。 |
| | 1a | happening or existing at any earlier time 过去的；先前的 | | I know from past experience that this work is very time-consuming. 我从以前的经验中了解到这项工作非常耗时。 | | The report is highly critical of the Department’ s past performance. 报告对该部门先前的表现提出了严厉批评。 | | He is a past president of the Union. 他过去曾担任联盟的主席。 | | The shaded areas on the map show the past and present extent of the forest. 地图上的暗影部分显示的是森林过去和现在的范围。 | |
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| 2 | ended or no longer existing 结束的；不复存在的 |
| Summer is past, and autumn is upon us. 夏天过去，秋天来了。 |
| My running days are long past. 我跑步的日子早就一去不复返了。 |
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