🔑pastBrE/pɑːst/NAmE/pæst/adjective🔑gonebyintime过去的;昔日的◆inpastyears/centuries/ages在过去的岁月/世纪/时代◆intimespast在过去◆Thetimefordiscussionispast. 讨论的时间已过。🔑[only before noun]gonebyrecently; justended刚过去的;刚结束的◆Ihaven'tseenmuchofherinthepastfewweeks. 近几周来我很少见到她。◆Thepastmonthhasbeenreallybusyatwork. 上个月工作实在是忙。🔑[only before noun]belongingtoanearliertime从前的;以往的◆pastevents以往的事件◆FrompastexperienceI'dsayhe'dprobablyforgottenthetime. 根据过去的经验,我想他可能把时间忘了。◆pastandpresentstudentsofthecollege学院的老校友和在校生◆Let'sforgetaboutwhowasmoretoblame—it'sallpasthistory. 咱们且忘掉更该责怪谁吧,那都是陈年旧账了。[only before noun](grammar语法) connectedwiththeformofaverbusedtoexpressactionsinthepast(动词)过去式的
🔑pastBrE/pɑːst/NAmE/pæst/noun🔑the past[sing.]thetimethathasgoneby; thingsthathappenedinanearliertime过去;昔日;过去的事情◆Iusedtogothereofteninthepast. 过去我常去那里。◆therecent/distantpast较近的/遥远的过去◆Shelookedbackonthepastwithoutregret. 她回首往事毫无遗憾。◆Writinglettersseemstobeathingofthepast. 写信好像已是昔日的事情了。🔑[C]aperson'spastlifeorcareer(某人)过去的经历(或事业)◆Wedon'tknowanythingabouthispast. 我们对他的过去一无所知。◆Theysayshehasa'past'(= badthingsinherpastlifethatshewishestokeepsecret). 据说她有一段 “过去”(不名誉的秘史)。the past[sing.](grammar语法) = past tense●aˌblastfromtheˈpast(informal) apersonorthingfromyourpastthatyousee, hear, meet, etc. againinthepresent(现在又看见、听到、遇到等的)故人,往事,旧物●the (ˌdimand) ˌdistantˈpastalongtimeago很久以前;遥远的过去◆storiesfromthedistantpast很久以前的故事●liveintheˈpasttobehaveasthoughsociety, etc. hasnotchanged, wheninfactithas仿佛生活在过去;落伍