单词past的意思

past
adjective
gone by in time and no longer existing
过去的，以前的
the danger is now past.
危险现在已过去了。
■[attrib.]belonging to a former time
以前的，结束了的，不复存在的
they made a study of the reasons why past attempts had failed.
他们对以前努力最终失败的原因作了研究。
he is a past chairman of the society.
他是这个协会的前主席。
■[attrib.](of a specified period of time) occurring before and leading up to the time of speaking or writing
刚过去的
the band has changed over the past twelve months.
这个乐队在过去的12个月中有所变化。
■(Grammar)(of a tense) expressing an action that has happened or a state that previously existed
(语法)过去时的
noun
(一般作 the past)the time or a period of time before the moment of speaking or writing
过去，昔日
she found it hard to make ends meet in the past.
她觉得过去就是勉强维持生计也是很难的。
■the events of an earlier time
往事，历史
the war-damaged church is preserved as a reminder o