past

[pɑ:st]

prep.过, 经过
adv.过
adj.过去的
n.过去

a.

1. 过去的; 刚过去的

2. 过去了的; 完了的

The danger is past.

危险已过。

3. 以前的; 前任的[B]

John Smith is a past president of our club.

约翰・史密斯是我们俱乐部的前任主席。

4. 【语】过去(时)的[B]

prep.

1. (指时间、数量等)过; 通过, 经过

The boys walked past our house.

孩子们走过我们的房子。

2. (指范围、程度、能力等)超过

Some of his poems are past comprehension.

他的某些诗作无法理解。

n.

1. 过去, 昔日[the S]

In the past he had to read by candlelight.

过去他只得在烛光下攻读。

2. 往事; 经历; 不光彩的往事[the S]

3. 【语】过去时; (动词的)过去式[the S]

ad.

过; 经过; 越过

I watched the people hurry past.

我看着人们匆匆而过。

词义辨析

同义:

a.以前的

ended  former  quondam  over  previous  preceding  gone by  

同义参见:

ago  through  beyond  sometime  extinct  back  

反义:

a.过去的; 前任的

future  present  

反义参见:

present  

英英释义

名词 past:

the time that has elapsed

同义词：past times, yesteryear, yore

a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

同义词：past tense

形容词 past:

earlier than the present time; no longer current

of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

同义词：preceding, retiring

a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time

副词 past:

so as to pass a given point

同义词：by

补充

pastpast[pɑ:st]adj.1.以前的, 过去的These things happened in the past years.这些事情都发生在过去的年代里。Winter is past.冬天已经过去了。2.结束了的; 不复存在的His prime is past.他的青春已经不复存在了。3.前任的; 已卸任的He is the past vice-president.他就是前任副总裁。n.1.过去, 昔时; 往事The past is past.Let us look ahead.过去的事已成过去, 让我们向前看吧。2.过去的生活[经历]We know something of his past.我们对他的经历略知一二。prep.1.(表示时间)迟于, 在…之后, 晚于Dancing was kept up till past two.舞会一直开到两点以后。2.(表示距离)远于, 在…的更远处The hospital is about a mile past the school.医院在离学校一英里以外的地方。3.(表示关涉)从…旁边过去, 通过They went past the department store.他们从百货公司的旁边经过。4.(表示程度)超出, 超越It is past my ability.这是我力所不及的。5.(表示数目)超过, 过于The child can't count past 20.这孩子不能数过20。adv.1.经过, 过A car ran past at full speed.一辆汽车以全速驶过。

例句

1. The bus goes past our house.公交车经过我们的房子。 2. I dashed past him and out of the door.我从他身边跑过去, 冲出门外。 3. It's on the right, past the station.它在右边, 在车站那头。 4. I think we must have gone past the turn.我想我们肯定过了那个拐弯了。 5. She stared past Christine at the bed.她目光越过克里斯廷, 盯着那张床。 6. It's past midnight.已过半夜了。 7. It's long past your bedtime, Hugo.雨果, 早就过了你的睡觉时间啦。 8. He was well past retirement age.他早过了退休年龄。 9. The relationship has been damaged past repair.这段关系已经破裂到无法修补。 10. The stupidity of that remark is almost past belief.那番评论简直愚蠢到让人无法相信。 11. 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。 12. 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。 13. 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。 14. 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。 15. 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。 16. 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。 17. His past life didn't concern her.他过去的生活与她没有关系。 18. a judgment based on past experience基于以往经验的判断 19. For the past few days the weather has been awful.过去几天的天气很糟糕。 20. Harry has been homeless for the past year.哈里过去这一年无家可归。 21. 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。 22. past presidents of the USA美国的前总统们 23. The bus went past without stopping.公交车经过的时候没有停。 24. He nodded to us as he walked past.他从我们身边走过时朝我们点点头。 25. It's blocking the road. I can't get past.它挡住路了, 我过不去。 26. I have my lunch at half past.我在半点的时候吃午饭。 27. five past过五分 28. The news is on at quarter past.新闻在整点过一刻的时候播报。 29. We would like to put the past behind us.我们想把过去抛在脑后。 30. The disease was common in the past.这种疾病在过去很常见。 31. revelations about her past对她不光彩过去的曝光 32. What's the past of 'go'?go的过去式是什么？ 33. It was past one o'clock when he came in.他进来的时候已经过了一点钟了。 34. Then he slowly walked past the house.然后他慢慢地走过这座房子。 35. It is now exactly twenty-eight minutes past four.现在准确的时间是4点过28分。 36. The pain was almost past bearing.疼痛几乎无法忍受。 37. His stupidity is past belief.他蠢得让人难以相信。 38. The hospital is about a kilogram past the school.医院比学校大约要远一公里。 39. I'm past caring what he does.他做什么我再也不管了。 40. the danger is now past.危险现在已过去了。 41. they made a study of the reasons why past attempts had failed.他们对以前努力最终失败的原因作了研究。 42. he is a past chairman of the society.他是这个协会的前主席。 43. the band has changed over the past twelve months.这个乐队在过去的12个月中有所变化。 44. she found it hard to make ends meet in the past.她觉得过去就是勉强维持生计也是很难的。 45. the war-damaged church is preserved as a reminder of the past.这座受战争损坏的教堂被留作历史的见证。 46. the monuments act as guidelines through the country's colourful past.这些纪念碑是这个国家灿烂历史的指南。 47. a simple past of the first conjugation.第一种词形变化的一般过去时。 48. he rode on past the crossroads.他骑车经过十字路口。 49. he began to drive slowly past the houses.他开始驱车慢慢经过这些房子。 50. by this time it was past 3.30.现在已经3点半多了。 51. he is past giving the best advice.他不可能提供最好的建议。 52. my hair was past praying for.我的头发已经不可救药了。 53. a flotilla of glossy limousines swept past.一队锃亮的豪华轿车飞驰而过。 54. a week went past and nothing changed.一个星期过去了，一切均无变化。 55. we're having speeches in the dining room at half past.半小时以后我们将在餐厅听报告会。 56. I wouldn't put it past him to slip something into the drinks.我认为他有可能在这些饮料中偷偷加了什么东西。 57. in past centuries/times过去的世纪╱时代 58. I'd rather forget some of my past mistakes.我宁愿忘记自己过去的一些错误。 59. 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。 60. It's ten (minutes) past three.现在是三点十分。 61. It was past midnight when we got home.我们到家的时候已过半夜。 62. He walked straight past me.他从我面前径自走了过去。 63. 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。 64. Unemployment is now past the 2 million mark.现在失业人数已经突破200万大关。 65. 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。 66. in the recent/distant past在不久以前；在很久以前 67. We know nothing about his past.我们对他的过去一无所知。 68. The museum displays artifacts from past [=earlier] civilizations.这家博物馆陈列着早期文明的手工制品。 69. She was hired based on her past experience in sales.因为之前的销售经历，她被录用了。 70. He has worked there for the past few months.过去几个月他一直在那儿工作。 71. I spoke with him this past [=last] weekend.上周末我刚跟他谈过。 72. She is a past [=former] president of the club.她是俱乐部的前任主席。 73. Several past employees were interviewed for the story.由于这篇报道，几位前雇员受到采访。 74. past champions以前的冠军 75. The time is past for apologies.道歉的时机已经过去了。 76. "In winters past, we have had much more snow. = In past winters, we have had much more snow."以前，我们这里冬天降雪要多得多。 77. The office is two blocks past the intersection.从十字路口过去两个街区就是办公室。 78. Turn left just past the stairs.一过了楼梯就左转。 79. We drove past the house.我们驶过了房子。 80. I must have walked right past her.我肯定恰好从她面前走过。 81. He looked past me to the next customer.他跳过我去招待下一位顾客。 82. We need to leave by half past two. [=2:30]我们要在两点半离开。 83. "It was past [=after, (Brit) gone] five o'clock by the time we got home."我们到家时已经五点多了。 84. It's past his bedtime.已经过了他的睡觉时间了。 85. The bill is past due. [=it is late; it should have been paid before now]账单逾期未付。 86. "Now that he is past 60, he's thinking about retiring."由于年过六十，他正打算退休。 87. She is past playing with dolls.她已经过了玩洋娃娃的年龄了。 88. The milk is past its expiration date.牛奶已经过了保质期。 89. The daffodils are past blooming.水仙花凋谢了。 90. "They tried marriage counseling, but they were already past the point of reconciling."他们试过婚姻咨询，但是他们之间已经无法和解了。 91. "The house is a mess, but she is past caring. [=she doesn't care]"房子里乱糟糟的，但她却不在乎。 92. "As a singer, he is past his prime. [=he is no longer as good at singing as he once was]"他的歌唱生涯开始走下坡路了。 93. I wouldn't put it past him to lie.他撒谎一点也不奇怪。 94. "I don't know if she ever cheated on an exam, but I wouldn't put it past her."我不知道她以前是否考试作弊，但我认为她有可能这样做。 95. "At the age of 45, he is past it as a football player."他已经45岁了，作为橄榄球运动员很难再有作为了。 96. "past, present, and future are all linked together."过去、现在和未来是相互联系在一起的。 97. happy memories of the past关于往昔的幸福记忆 98. "In the past, there was a company luncheon every month."过去，每月都有一次公司午餐会。 99. Try not to worry about it anymore. It's in the past.尽量别再为此担心了。已经过去了。 100. She wants to forget about the past. = She wants to put the past behind her.她想忘记过去。 101. The disease is mostly a thing of the past. [=something that no longer exists]这种疾病基本上已经成为过去了。 102. "She had some financial problems, but that is all in the past. [=she has no financial problems now]"她的经济状况有过一些问题，但那已过去了。 103. Do you know anything about her past?你了解她的过去吗？ 104. His past caught up with him when a former coworker recognized him.一位从前的同事认出了他，使他无法摆脱自己的过去。 105. He has an interesting past.他的过往经历很有意思。 106. The city's past is full of interesting events.这座城市的过去充满了有趣的事件。 107. We learned about the building's past as a textile factory.我们了解到这幢建筑从前是纺织工厂。 108. The past of “walk” is “walked.”*walk的过去时是walked。 109. He drove past [=by] slowly so we could look at the house.他慢慢地驶过以便我们能够看清那幢房子。 110. A deer ran past.一头鹿跑了过去。 111. Several weeks went past before we heard from her.几个星期后我们才得到她的音信。