| 单词 | past |
| 释义 | adjective | preposition | noun | adverb pastpast1 /pæst/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 1PREVIOUS [only before noun] happening, done, or existing before the present time: From past experience she knew that it was no use arguing with him. The problems we face now are a result of past decisions.2RECENT [only before noun] a little earlier than the present, or in the period up until now: the terrible events of the past yearin the past 24 hours/few weeks/year etc. Weather conditions have worsened in the past 48 hours.for the past 24 hours/few weeks/year etc. For the past 18 years, Robbins has been the editor of the magazine.► see thesaurus at last13FORMER [only before noun] having achieved something in the past, or having held a particular important position in the past: past president/champion/heroes etc. Bruce Jenner, a past Olympic champion Past and present members have been invited.4FINISHED finished or having come to an end: Winter is past and spring has come at last. The divorce is all part of Jenny’s past life. The time for resolving these problems is already long past.5GRAMMAR [only before noun] eng. lang. arts being the form of a verb that is used to show a past action or state: the past tense[Origin: 1200–1300 old past participle of pass] adjective | preposition | noun | adverb pastpast2 ●●● S2 W2 preposition 1further than a particular place: The library is a block past the main intersection. There’s a movie theater just past (=a little farther away than) the bank.2up to and beyond a person or place, without stopping: You drive past the stadium on your way to work, don’t you?right/straight past I was so deep in thought I almost walked right past Jerry.3later than a particular time: It’s ten past nine. Come on Annie, it’s past your bedtime.4beyond or no longer at a particular point or stage: These roses are past their best now. a baseball player who is past his prime (=not as good as he was when he was younger) When we arrived, I was so sick I was way past caring (=I did not care any more) where I slept.5I wouldn’t put it past somebody (to do something) spoken used to say that you would not be surprised if someone did something bad or unusual because it is typical of him or her to do that type of thing: I wouldn’t put it past Colin to lie to his wife.6be past due something that is past due has not been paid or done by the time it should have been: Their rent is three months past due. adjective | preposition | noun | adverb pastpast3 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1the past a)the time that existed before the present: Historians study the events of the past. Barker had tried in the past to commit suicide. Good manners seem to have become a thing of the past (=something that does not exist anymore). You have to stop living in the past (=thinking only about past events). b)eng. lang. arts the past tense of a verb2it’s all in the past spoken used to say that a bad experience has ended and you can now forget about it: Don’t worry about what he said. It’s all in the past now.3[countable usually singular] all the things that have happened to someone or something in the time before now: She’d like to forget her past and start over. At some time in its past the church had been rebuilt. a woman with a shady past adjective | preposition | noun | adverb pastpast4 adverb 1up to and beyond a particular place: A car drove past at high speed.2go past if a period of time goes past, it passes: Weeks went past without any news. The summer seemed to fly past. |
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