past

名词 past:

1. the time that has elapsed
   同义词：past times, yesteryear, yore
2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
   同义词：past tense

形容词 past:

1. earlier than the present time; no longer current
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
   同义词：preceding, retiring
3. a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time

副词 past:

1. so as to pass a given point
   同义词：by

1. I've been there many times in the past.
   我从前去过那儿很多次。
2. He hurried past me without stopping.
   他匆忙从我身边走过，连停都没停。
3. They walked past without stopping
   他们一步不停地走了过去。
4. We drove past the house.
   我们开车经过那座房子。
5. His pain is past now.
   他的痛苦现在已经过去。
6. Our country has a glorious past.
   我们的国家有一段光辉的历史。

past

adj.（形容词）
No longer current; gone by; over:
过去的：不再现的；过去的；结束的：
例句：
His youth is past.
他的青春已过

Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone:
往昔的：在早些时候存在或出现的；以往的：
例句：
past events; in years past.
过去的事情；在过去的几年中

Earlier than the present time; ago:
以前的：比现在的时间早的；以前的：
例句：
40 years past.
四十年前

Just gone by or elapsed:
刚过去的：刚过去或刚消逝的：
例句：
in the past few days.
刚过去的几天中

Having served formerly in a given capacity, especially an official one:
前任的：以前曾在一特定的职位上服务过的，尤其是正式的职位：
例句：
a past president; a past inmate of a cell.
前任总统；曾是囚犯

Abbr. p.Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb tense or form used to express an action or a condition prior to the time it is expressed.
缩写 p.【语法】 过去时的：用于表述在当前时间之前发生的动作或状态的动词时态或形式的、与之有关的或此种形式的
n.（名词）
The time before the present.
过往：在现时之前的时间

Previous background, career, experiences, and activities:
往事，过去：以前的背景、事业、经历和活动：
例句：
an elderly person with a distinguished past.
拥有辉煌过去的老人

A former period of someone`s life kept secret or thought to be shameful:
个人神秘的过往：某人早年不为人知或被认为是耻辱的时期：
例句：
a family with a checkered past.
一个有着波折历史的家族

Abbr. p.Grammar
缩写 p.【语法】
The past tense.
过去时
A verb form in the past tense.
动词的过去式
adv.（副词）
So as to pass by or go beyond:
经过，超过：
例句：
He waved as he walked past.
他走过时挥着手

prep.（介词）
Beyond in time; later than or after:
超过，比…晚：在某个时间之后；迟于…或在…之后：
例句：
past midnight; a quarter past two.
半夜以后；两点过一刻

Beyond in position; farther than:
远于，超过：超出某一位置；比…远：
例句：
The house is about a mile past the first stoplight. They walked past the memorial in silence.
这座房子在第一个交通指示灯大约一英里以外的地方。他们静静地走过纪念碑

Beyond the power, scope, extent, or influence of:
超过：超出…的权力、范围、程度或影响力：
例句：
The problem is past the point of resolution.
这个问题实在无法解决

Beyond in development or appropriateness:
超过（某阶段）：在进展或适宜程度方面超出：
例句：
The child is past drinking from a bottle. You`re past sucking your thumb, so don`t do it.
这个小孩已不再吸奶瓶了。你已不是吮拇指的年龄了，所以别再做那样的事了

Beyond the number or amount of:
数量超过：在数目或数量方面超过：
例句：
The child couldn`t count past 20.See Usage Note at pass
这个孩子的年龄不可能超过二十参见 pass

来源：
Middle English [from past participle of] passen [to pass] * see pass
中古英语 [] 源自passen的过去分词 [超过] *参见 pass