past

adj.

1. 过去的；昔日的
   gone by in time
   1. in past years/centuries/ages
      在过去的岁月 / 世纪 / 时代
   2. in times past
      在过去
   3. The time for discussion is past.
      讨论的时间已过。
2. 刚过去的；刚结束的
   gone by recently; just ended
   1. I haven't seen much of her in the past few weeks.
      近几周来我很少见到她。
   2. The past month has been really busy at work.
      上个月工作实在是忙。
3. 从前的；以往的
   belonging to an earlier time
   1. past events
      以往的事件
   2. From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time.
      根据过去的经验，我想他可能把时间忘了。
   3. past and present students of the college
      学院的老校友和现在的在校生
   4. Let's forget about who was more to blame─it's all past history .
      咱们且忘掉更该责怪谁吧——那都是陈年旧账了。
4. （动词）过去式的
   connected with the form of a verb used to express actions in the past

noun

1. 过去；昔日；过去的事情
   the time that has gone by; things that happened in an earlier time
   1. I used to go there often in the past.
      过去我常去那里。
   2. the recent/distant past
      最近的 / 遥远的过去
   3. She looked back on the past without regret.
      她回首往事毫无遗憾。
   4. Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past .
      写信好像已是昔日的事情了。
2. （某人）过去的经历（或事业）
   a person's past life or career
3. （某人）过去的经历（或事业）
   a person's past life or career

prep.

1. 晚于；在…之后
   later than sth
   1. half past two
      两点半
   2. ten (minutes) past six
      六点过十分
   3. There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.) .
      每小时逢二十分发一班公共汽车。
   4. We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two) .
      我们两点钟到达，十分钟后离开。
   5. It was past midnight when we got home.
      我们到家已是午夜之后了。
2. 在另一边；到另一侧
   on or to the other side of sb/sth
   1. We live in the house just past the church.
      我们就住在挨着教堂那边的房子里。
   2. He hurried past them without stopping.
      他匆匆走过他们身边，连停都没停。
   3. He just walked straight past us!
      他与我们擦肩而过！
3. 多于；超过
   above or further than a particular point or stage
   1. Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark.
      失业人口现在已超过了300万大关。
   2. The flowers are past their best.
      这些花已过了盛开的季节。
   3. He's past his prime.
      他已不再年富力强了。
   4. She's long past retirement age.
      她早已超过了退休年龄。
   5. Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care) .
      老实说，我已什么事都不关心了。

adv.

1. 从一侧到另一侧；经过
   from one side of sth to the other
   1. I called out to him as he ran past.
      他跑过时，我大声喊他。
2. （时间）过去，逝去
   used to describe time passing
   1. A week went past and nothing had changed.
      一个星期过去了，情况毫无变化。

In addition to the uses shown below, past is used in the phrasal verb ‘run past’.
除下列用法外，past还可以用于短语动词run past。

1. N-SING 过去；往昔
   The past is the time before the present, and the things that have happened.
   1. In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost...
      过去，患有糖尿病的女性生下的孩子中约有1/3夭折了。
   2. He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before...
      他应该从过去的错误中吸取教训。我们有过同样的经历。
   3. We would like to put the past behind us.
      我们想抛开过去。
2. N-COUNT 经历；过去之事
   Your past consists of all the things that you have done or that have happened to you.
   1. ...revelations about his past.
      曝光他的过去
   2. ...Germany's recent past.
      德国不久前的过去
3. ADJ 过去的；以前的
   Past events and things happened or existed before the present time.
   1. I knew from past experience that alternative therapies could help...
      根据过去的经验，我知道替代疗法可能有用。
   2. ...a return to the turbulence of past centuries...
      回到过去几个世纪的动荡状态
   3. The list of past champions includes many British internationals.
      历届冠军榜中包括很多英国世界冠军。
   4. Past is also used after periods of time.
      （past亦用于时间段之后）
   5. A South Korean newspaper said today the event will be smaller than in years past.
      一份韩国报纸今天说活动的规模不会有前些年那么大。
4. ADJ 刚过去的
   You use past to talk about a period of time that has just finished. For example, if you talk about the past five years, you mean the period of five years that has just finished.
   1. Most shops have remained closed for the past three days.
      过去3天大多数商店一直都没有营业。
   2. ...the momentous events of the past few days.
      过去几天的重大事件
5. ADJ 过去了的；结束了的
   If a situation is past, it has ended and no longer exists.
   1. Many economists believe the worst of the economic downturn is past.
      很多经济学家认为经济衰退最糟糕的时期已经过去了。
   2. ...images from years long past...
      很多年以前的形象
   3. The time for loyalty is past.
      忠诚已经过时了。
6. See also: past perfect
7. PREP （钟点）过（…分）
   You use past when you are stating a time which is thirty minutes or less after a particular hour. For example, if it is twenty past six, it is twenty minutes after six o'clock.
   1. It's ten past eleven...
      现在是11点过10分。
   2. I arrived at half past ten.
      我10点半到的。
   3. Past is also an adverb.
      
   4. I have my lunch at half past.
      我半点的时候吃午饭。
8. PREP 在…之后；晚于
   If it is past a particular time, it is later than that time.
   1. It was past midnight...
      午夜已过。
   2. It's past your bedtime.
      你的就寝时间已经过了。
9. PREP 经过
   If you go past someone or something, you go near them and keep moving, so that they are then behind you.
   1. I dashed past him and out of the door...
      我从他身边跑过，夺门而出。
   2. A steady procession of people filed past the coffin...
      人们排成一队，一个接一个地从灵柩旁走过。
   3. He was never able to get past the border guards.
      他从未能够通过边防哨兵的检查。
   4. Past is also an adverb.
      
   5. An ambulance drove past.
      一辆救护车开了过去。
10. PREP 越过
    If you look or point past a person or thing, you look or point at something behind them.
    1. She stared past Christine at the bed.
       她的目光越过克里斯蒂娜盯着床。
11. PREP 在…的另一侧
    If something is past a place, it is on the other side of it.
    1. Go north on I-15 to the exit just past Barstow...
       沿着15号州际公路一直向北，一过巴斯托就从出口驶出。
    2. Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.
       在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方，有一个临时红绿灯。
12. PREP 超过，超出（某一点或阶段）
    If someone or something is past a particular point or stage, they are no longer at that point or stage.
    1. He was well past retirement age...
       他早过了退休年龄。
    2. They felt that, at 69 or so, Mr Peters was past his prime.
       他们觉得69岁左右的彼得斯先生已经风光不再了。
    3. ...a piece of cheese four weeks past its sell-by date...
       一块过期4周的奶酪
    4. The situation is long past the stage when anyone's advice would help.
       情况早变了，不是谁提个建议就能补救的事儿。
13. PREP 再也无法
    If you are past doing something, you are no longer able to do it. For example, if you are past caring, you do not care about something any more because so many bad things have happened to you.
    1. She was past caring about anything by then and just wanted the pain to end...
       那时，她已经什么都不在乎了，只盼着疼痛能够止住。
    2. Often by the time they do accept the truth they are past being able to put words to feelings.
       往往等他们真正接受事实时，他们已无法用语言形容自己的感情了。
14. PHRASE （某人做某事）并不令人意外
    If you say that you would not put it past someone to do something bad, you mean that you would not be surprised if they did it because you think their character is bad.
    1. You know what she's like. I wouldn't put it past her to call the police and say I stole them.
       你知道她是个什么样的人。要是她打电话报警说我偷了它们，一点儿也不奇怪。

1. People's responses to us have been mediated by their past experience of life.
   人们对我们作出的反应受到了他们过去生活经历的影响。
2. The past three years have been among the most momentous in world history.
   过去的3年是世界历史上最重要的时期之一。
3. In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost
   过去，患有糖尿病的女性生下的孩子中约有1/3夭折了。
4. He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before
   他应该从过去的错误中吸取教训。我们有过同样的经历。
5. We would like to put the past behind us.
   我们想抛开过去。
6. I knew from past experience that alternative therapies could help
   根据过去的经验，我知道替代疗法可能有用。
7. The list of past champions includes many British internationals.
   历届冠军榜中包括很多英国世界冠军。
8. Most shops have remained closed for the past three days.
   过去3天大多数商店一直都没有营业。
9. Many economists believe the worst of the economic downturn is past.
   很多经济学家认为经济衰退最糟糕的时期已经过去了。
10. The time for loyalty is past.
    忠诚已经过时了。
11. It's ten past eleven
    现在是11点过10分。
12. I arrived at half past ten.
    我10点半到的。
13. It was past midnight
    午夜已过。
14. It's past your bedtime.
    你的就寝时间已经过了。
15. I dashed past him and out of the door
    我从他身边跑过，夺门而出。
16. A steady procession of people filed past the coffin
    人们排成一队，一个接一个地从灵柩旁走过。
17. He was never able to get past the border guards.
    他从未能够通过边防哨兵的检查。
18. She stared past Christine at the bed.
    她的目光越过克里斯蒂娜盯着床。
19. Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.
    在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方，有一个临时红绿灯。
20. He was well past retirement age
    他早过了退休年龄。
21. They felt that, at 69 or so, Mr Peters was past his prime.
    他们觉得69岁左右的彼得斯先生已经风光不再了。
22. The situation is long past the stage when anyone's advice would help.
    情况早变了，不是谁提个建议就能补救的事儿。
23. She was past caring about anything by then and just wanted the pain to end
    那时，她已经什么都不在乎了，只盼着疼痛能够止住。
24. Often by the time they do accept the truth they are past being able to put words to feelings.
    往往等他们真正接受事实时，他们已无法用语言形容自己的感情了。
25. You know what she's like. I wouldn't put it past her to call the police and say I stole them.
    你知道她是个什么样的人。要是她打电话报警说我偷了它们，一点儿也不奇怪。
26. I must have driven past that place thousands of times.
    我得有上千次开车经过那里。
27. It's past the appointed time. Maybe he isn't coming.
    约定的时间都过了，别是他不来了吧？
28. Now it is different from the past.
    现在和过去不同了。

n.

a blast from the past

• （现在又看见、听到、遇到等的）故人，往事，旧物
  a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present

the (dim and) distant past

• 很久以前；遥远的过去
  a long time ago
  1. stories from the distant past
     很久以前的故事

live in the past

• 仿佛生活在过去的社会中；落伍
  to behave as though society, etc. has not changed, when in fact it has

prep.

past it

• （人）过老而无用；（物）旧得不宜使用
  too old to do what you used to be able to do; too old to be used for its normal function
  1. In some sports you're past it by the age of 25.
     在某些运动中，人过25岁就难有作为了。
  2. That coat is looking decidedly past it.
     那件外衣看来绝对穿不出去了。

noun

1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

   Synonym:    past tense

2. the time that has elapsed
   1. forget the past

   Synonym:    past timesyesteryear

3. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
   1. reporters dug into the candidate's past

adj

1. earlier than the present time
   1. time past
   2. his youth is past
   3. this past Thursday
   4. the past year

adv

1. so as to pass a given point
   1. every hour a train goes past

   Synonym:    by