past
UK/pɑ:st/US
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释义
n.
The time that has already gone by; former times.
过去;往昔。
adj.
Gone by in time; former.
过去的;以前的。
prep.
Beyond in time or position; further than.
(时间上)过了;(位置上)经过,越过。
adv.
So as to pass from one side to the other.
经过地。
词根拆分
词根派生=past
past 字面就是 pass 的古旧过去分词——「已经走过的」。已经流逝的时间是 the past;已经过去的事是 past events;past the shop 表示「走过了它」。一个「passed」的意思就解释了全部四种词性。
词根 pass 还连着 14 个词常用搭配
- 1.the past过去
- 2.in the past在过去
- 3.past tense过去式
- 4.over the past few years在过去几年里
- 5.half past(几点)半
例句
- 1.
We shouldn't dwell on the past too much.
我们不该太沉湎于过去。
- 2.
Over the past few weeks, sales have improved.
在过去几周里,销售有所好转。
- 3.
The bakery is just past the traffic lights.
面包店就在红绿灯过去一点。
- 4.
It's half past seven; we should leave now.
现在是七点半,我们该走了。
易混词辨析
past 与 passed——passed 只能是动词(pass 的变形):she passed the exam、he passed me the ball。past 是其余一切:名词(the past)、形容词(past events)、介词(walk past)。若能换成「经过、通过」的动作,用 passed;否则用 past。