英语词汇“past”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-出国留学网

词汇

past

释义

*past¹

/pɑ:st; US pæst ||; pæst/adj

1 already gone; belonging to a time before the present 已经过去的；过去的；以前的: in past centuries/times 过去的世纪╱时代I'd rather forget some of my past mistakes. 我宁愿忘记自己过去的一些错误。

2 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) just finished; last 刚结束的；刚过去的: He's had to work very hard during the past year. 他在过去一年里不得不辛勤工作。

*past²

/pɑ:st; US pæst ||; pæst/prep adv

1 (used when telling the time) after; later than （用于说明时间）晚于，过: It's ten (minutes) past three. 现在是三点十分。It was past midnight when we got home. 我们到家的时候已过半夜。

2 from one side to the other of sb/sth; further than or on the other side of sb/sth 从旁边或前面…经过；到另一边: He walked straight past me. 他从我面前径自走了过去。She looked right past me without realizing who I was. 她的目光就从我身上扫过，没有发觉我是谁。

3 above or further than a certain point, limit or age 超过（某一点、限度或年龄）: Unemployment is now past the 2 million mark. 现在失业人数已经突破200万大关。I'm so tired that I'm past caring (= I don't care any more) what we eat. 我累得没有心思理会我们要吃什么。

not put it past sb (to do sth) (used with would 与would连用) to think sb is capable of doing sth bad 认为某人很可能会做坏事: I wouldn't put it past him to do a thing like that. 我认为他很可能干出那种事。 past it(informal 非正式) too old 年纪太大；已经不行了

*past³

/pɑ:st ||; pæst/noun

1 the past [sing] the time that has gone by; the things that happened before now 过去；过去发生的事；往事: in the recent/distant past 在不久以前；在很久以前The art of writing letters seems to be a thing of the past. 写信艺术似乎已经成为往事了。

2 [C] a person's life and career before now （一个人的）过去: We know nothing about his past. 我们对他的过去一无所知。

3 the past [sing] =THE PAST TENSE

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