| 单词 | past |
| 释义 | past adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj 1. gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time is past). 2. recently completed or gone by (the past month; for some time past). 3. relating to a former time (past president). 4. Gram. expressing a past action or state. --n 1. (prec. by the) a past time. b what has happened in past time (cannot undo the past). 2. a person's past life or career, esp. if discreditable (a man with a past). 3. a past tense or form. --prep 1. beyond in time or place (is past two o'clock; ran past the house). 2. beyond the range, duration, or compass of (past belief; past endurance). --adv so as to pass by (hurried past). Phrases and idioms not put it past a person believe it possible of a person. past it colloq. incompetent or unusable through age. past master 1. a person who is especially adept or expert in an activity, subject, etc. 2. a person who has been a master in a guild, Freemason's lodge, etc. past perfect = PLUPERFECT. Etymology: past part. of PASS(1) v. |
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