• n. 過去；往事
• adj. 過去的；結(jié)束的
• prep. 越過；晚于
• adv. 過；經(jīng)過

來自pass的過去分詞。

past

past: [13] Past originated simply as a variant spelling of passed, the past participle of pass. The earliest unequivocal examples of it are as a preposition, but its adjectival use followed in the 14th century, and by the 16th century it was being employed as a noun too (the past).
=> pass

past (adj.)

c. 1300, "done with, over," from past participle of passen "go by" (see pass (v.)). Past participle is recorded from 1798; past tense from 1813.

past (n.)

"times gone by," 1580s, from past (adj.).

1. I must have driven past that place thousands of times.

我得有上千次開車經(jīng)過那里。

來自柯林斯例句

2. When Myra told Karp she'd expose his past, he blew up.

當(dāng)邁拉告訴卡普她會把他的過去全抖摟出去時，卡普大為光火。

來自柯林斯例句

3. They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.

他們差不多快到船邊時，一個人影從他們旁邊飛奔而過。

來自柯林斯例句

4. In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.

他過去曾與許多女演員和女小說家調(diào)情。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Go north on I-15 to the exit just past Barstow.

沿著15號州際公路一直向北，一過巴斯托就從出口駛出。

來自柯林斯例句