| 释义 |
past /päst/ adjective- Bygone
- Elapsed
- Ended
- In time already passed
- Expressing action or being in time that has passed, preterite (grammar)
- Just before the present
- Past one's best
- Having served a term of office
noun- Time that has passed
- Things that have already happened
- (one's) early life or bygone career, esp if marked by tragedy or scandal
- The past tense
- A verb or verbal form in the past tense
preposition- After
- After the time of
- Beyond, in place, position, etc
- Beyond the possibility of
adverb- By
- Laid aside in store, for later use (Scot)
transitive verb and intransitive verb An unusual pap of pass ORIGIN: An old pap of pass past master noun - Someone who has held the office of master (eg among freemasons)
- Hence, someone thoroughly proficient (see also passed master under master)
past participle see under participle I, etc would not put it past him, etc (informal) I, etc regard him, etc as (esp morally) capable of (some action disapproved of) past it (informal) or past one's best Having decreased strength, ability, etc due to advancing age past praying for Beyond hope of redemption or recovery |