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past BrE /pɑːst/
NAmE /pæst/► SEE ALLbe/look past itbe past your/its bestbe past its sell-by dateI wouldn’t put it past sb (to do sth)a past master (in/of/at sth)a blast from the pastbe beyond/past caring (about sth)the (dim and) distant pastnot see beyond/past the end of your noserake over the ashes/the pasta thing of the past
●be/look ˈpast it (BrE, informal) 1. (of a person 人) be too old to do sth as well as you used to in the past 太老而无用◆He might look past it, but I bet he can run faster than you.
他可能看起来老得不中用了，不过我敢打赌他跑得比你快。2. (of a thing 物品) be no longer in good condition or functioning well because of its age 旧得无法再使用◆Those shoes are a bit past it, aren’t they? You need a new pair.
这双鞋已经旧得不能再穿了，不是吗？你需要买双新的。●be past your/its ˈbestbe no longer as strong, fresh, young, beautiful, etc. as before （体力、容貌等）过了最佳期，不如以前◆What do you mean, somebody over 35 is past their best? That’s nonsense.
你这是什么意思，人过了 35 岁就不如以前了？简直是胡说。 OPP in the prime of (your) life ●be past its ˈsell-by date (informal) be no longer useful or valued 没用了；不值钱了◆His ideas on economics are well past their sell-by date.
我认为，他的经济学观点早已过时了。 NOTE The sell-by date is the date written on food packaging after which the food must not be sold. * sell-by date 是写在商品包装上的最迟销售时间，过期不得销售。 ●I wouldn’t put it ˈpast sb (to do sth)used to say that you think sb is quite capable of doing sth surprising, unusual, etc. 相信某人干得出来◆‘Do you think he’d ever steal from his friends?’ ‘I wouldn’t put it past him.’
“你觉得他会偷朋友的东西吗？”“我相信他干得出这种事。”●a ˌpast ˈmaster (in/of/at sth)a person who is very good at doing sth （在…方面）有丰富经验者；大师；老手◆He’s a past master at making other people feel guilty.
他很善于让别人觉得愧疚。●a ˌblast from the ˈpast (informal) a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present （重逢的）故人；（重提的）往事；（再见到的）旧物◆This song is real blast from the past.这绝对是一首经典老歌。●be beyond/past ˈcaring (about sth)have reached a stage where you no longer care about or are no longer affected by sth 不在意；不在乎；不理会◆She can’t hurt him now because he’s beyond caring about what she says.她无法再伤害他了，因为他已经不再介意她说什么了。●the (ˌdim and) ˌdistant ˈpasta long time ago 很久以前；（模糊而）遥远的过去◆stories from the distant past很久以前的故事●not see beyond/past the ˌend of your ˈnosenot notice anything apart from what you are doing at present 只看见自己鼻子底下的事；只注意眼前的事◆I’m so busy running the office that I can’t see beyond the end of my nose.我整日里忙着办公室里的一摊子事，无暇他顾。●rake over the ˈashes/the ˈpast (informal, disapproving) discuss with sb unpleasant things that happened between you in the past 旧事重提；翻老账◆When they met each other again, ten years after the divorce, they both tried hard not to rake over the past.他们离婚十年后重逢，双方都竭力避免提起不愉快的往事。●a thing of the ˈpaststh that no longer happens or exists 往事；过时的东西◆Everybody sends emails these days. Letter-writing has become a thing of the past.如今大家都发电子邮件，写信早已过时了。 |