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单词 past
释义 past¹ /pɑːst/ prep.
1.(in front of)超过;经过

The bus goes past our house.公交车经过我们的房子。

I dashed past him and out of the door.我从他身边跑过去, 冲出门外。

2.(further on than)过了…;在…那一边

It's on the right, past the station.它在右边, 在车站那头。

I think we must have gone past the turn.我想我们肯定过了那个拐弯了。

She stared past Christine at the bed.她目光越过克里斯廷, 盯着那张床。

3.(after)(时间)在…之后, 晚于

It's past midnight.已过半夜了。

It's long past your bedtime, Hugo.雨果, 早就过了你的睡觉时间啦。

4.(telling the time)(报时用)过…分
it's half past ten现在是十点半
it's quarter past nine现在是九点一刻
it's ten past eight现在是八点十分
5.(over)(数量上)超过
sb's past forty某人过四十了

He was well past retirement age.他早过了退休年龄。

6.(beyond)(限度或范围上)超过

The relationship has been damaged past repair.这段关系已经破裂到无法修补。

The stupidity of that remark is almost past belief.那番评论简直愚蠢到让人无法相信。

I'm past the stage of wanting a fulfilling job.我已经过了想要一份有成就感的工作的阶段了。

They'll probably sack me but, to be honest, I'm past caring.他们也许会炒我鱿鱼, 但说老实话, 我不在乎。

Often by the time they do accept the truth they are past being able to put words to feelings.往往等到他们真正接受事实时, 他们已经无法用语言形容自己的感情了。

idiom
past it<非正式>过气了;已力不从心;已没有用

He used to be a good goalkeeper but he's past it now.他曾经是一名出色的守门员, 不过现在已经不复当年勇了。

would not put it past sb to do sth相信某人干得出某事

I wouldn't put it past him to leave without telling anyone.我认为他做得出不辞而别这种事。

past² /pɑːst/ adj.
1.(finished)完成了的;结束了的;过去了的
to be past已经过去;不复存在

Many economists believe the worst of the economic downturn is past.许多经济学家认为经济下行的最糟糕时期已经过去了。

2.(previous)+ event, experience, life先前的;过去的;以往的

His past life didn't concern her.他过去的生活与她没有关系。

a judgment based on past experience基于以往经验的判断

3.(preceding)+ day, week, year刚过去的;前面的
the past few days过去的几天

For the past few days the weather has been awful.过去几天的天气很糟糕。

Harry has been homeless for the past year.哈里过去这一年无家可归。

4.(former)+ government, leader前任的;以前的

They criticized past governments for not spending enough on education.他们批评历届政府未对教育进行足够的投入。

past presidents of the USA美国的前总统们

5.缩写为p.【语法】过去时的;过去式的
past³ /pɑːst/ adv.
1.(onwards)经过

The bus went past without stopping.公交车经过的时候没有停。

He nodded to us as he walked past.他从我们身边走过时朝我们点点头。

2.(beyond)通过

It's blocking the road. I can't get past.它挡住路了, 我过不去。

3.(ago)以前;过去
about three weeks past约三星期以前
4.<非正式>(on the clock)过, 整点过…分(表示非整点时间)

I have my lunch at half past.我在半点的时候吃午饭。

five past过五分

The news is on at quarter past.新闻在整点过一刻的时候播报。

past⁴ /pɑːst/ n.
1.the past
(not the present)过去;往昔

We would like to put the past behind us.我们想把过去抛在脑后。

in the past在过去

The disease was common in the past.这种疾病在过去很常见。

to be living in the past生活在过去中;沉湎于过去
2.+of person, country过去的事(尤指不可告人或不光彩的经历)

revelations about her past对她不光彩过去的曝光

a woman with a past有过艳史的女人
3.the past【语法】(tense)过去时;过去式

What's the past of 'go'?go的过去式是什么?

4.【语法】(verb in a past tense)过去时动词;过去式动词
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