past

/pɑːst/ adj. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

过去的;以往的;过去;昔日;经历

释义与例句

adj. 过去的;以往的
happening or existing at a time before now
  1. We can learn from past mistakes.
    我们可以从过去的错误中吸取教训。
  2. The report compares past and present trends in employment.
    这份报告比较了过去和当前的就业趋势。
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  1. In past centuries, few people travelled far from home.
    在过去的几个世纪里,很少有人到远离家乡的地方旅行。
n. 过去;昔日;经历
the time before now, or the things that happened during that time
  1. The old photographs offer a glimpse of the past.
    这些老照片让人得以一窥往昔。
  2. She prefers to focus on the future rather than the past.
    她更愿意关注未来,而不是过去。
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  1. Little is known about his early past.
    人们对他早年的经历知之甚少。

词族与关联词

反义词
  • future 未来;将来的
    past 指现在之前的时间或经历;future 指现在之后的时间或将要发生的事情。
    The report considers the likely challenges of the future. 报告探讨了未来可能面临的挑战。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • passed 经过了;通过了
    past 与 passed 发音相同,但 past 不是动词;passed 是 pass 的过去式和过去分词,可表示经过或通过。
    The bus passed our stop without slowing down. 公共汽车没有减速,驶过了我们的车站。
常见搭配
  • in the past 在过去
    In the past, letters took weeks to arrive. 过去,信件要花几个星期才能送达。
  • past experience 以往的经验
    Her past experience made her confident in a crisis. 以往的经验使她在危机中很有信心。
  • walk past 走过;经过
    I walk past the library on my way to work. 我上班途中会经过图书馆。