名校版英语经典句型考点解析 in the past句型n the past在过去，以往，平昔，往昔，（也可以表示从过去某个时间点一直延续到现在，即可以用于完成时，可以译为“目前的，以前等”）一、用于一般过去时Despite what happened in the past I want her to know I am there for her.无论过去发生过什么，我希望她知道，我是支持她的In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情dally [ˈdæli] vi.蹉跎(时光);延误;拖拉第三人称单数： dallies现在分词： dallying过去式： dallied过去分词： dallieddally with sb/sth 轻率地对待；玩弄；戏弄A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.去年共有12名犯人从福雷斯特监狱逃脱inmate [ˈɪnmeɪt]n. (监狱或精神病院等处)同住者;同狱犯人;同病房者, 被收容者;监犯;囚犯第三人称单数： absconds现在分词： absconding过去式： absconded过去分词： abscondedAgriculture was based in the past on the family as a unit.过去的农业是以家庭为单位的。
In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost过去，患有糖尿病的女性生下的孩子中约有1/3夭折了diabetes [ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz] n. 糖尿病;多尿症In the past, people had fewer expectations. 过去，人们的希求要少一些The capital of England is London. In the past it was Winchester. 英国现在的首都是伦敦，过去是温切斯特In the past he had to read by candlelight. 过去他只得在烛光下攻读In the past, people thought it was their religious duty to give alms to the poor. 过去，人们认为给穷人施舍是他们的宗教义务alm [ɑlm]n. 高山草地;救济品，施舍物；捐赠物，捐赠款复数： almsAlms were distributed to those in need.救济品被分发给困难人群。
In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage. 过去，女子要想有个好的婚姻就得守贞洁chaste [tʃeɪst]adj. 贞洁的;纯洁的;忠贞的;不含有性意味的;(风格)简朴的，朴实的;不修饰的In the past, navigation depended largely on the positions of the stars. 过去，航行在很大程度上依靠星星的位置Today, people are much more concerned about their health than they were in the past. 现在人们比过去更关注自己的健康二、用于现在完成时The two sides will have to be better and tougher than either has been in the past. 双方都必须比过去更好一些、更强硬一些They have been so feather-bedded in the past that they can’t cope with hardship now. 他们一直娇生惯养，所以现在过不了苦日子。
feather-bed vt. [ˌfeðə ˈbed](尤指提供金钱或良好条件)使安逸，使轻松，娇养，溺爱In the past they’ve tended to turn a deaf ear to such requests. 过去他们对这样的请求从来都是置若罔闻的turn a deaf ear to sth对……置若罔闻We have achieved much in the past, and we may hope to achieve even more in the future. 过去我们已取得很大成绩，将来我们希望取得更大的成绩In the past conservatives have been in the minority.过去保守派一直占少数conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv] adj.保守的;守旧的;(英国)保守党的;低于实际数量的n.(英国)保守党党员，保守党支持者;保守者;因循守旧者I've had my fair share of success in the past.过去我已经取得了应有的成功I've had my share of luck in the past.以前，命运也不算亏待我。
We did an analysis of the way that government money has been spent in the past.我们分析了政府资金过去的使用情况Many of our current problems have been caused by precipitate policy making in the past.我们目前的很多问题都是由过去仓猝制定的政策导致的My children have wounded me in the past.我的孩子们过去曾伤害过我In the past army troops have relied heavily on air support to get them out of trouble过去，陆军部队在很大程度上依赖空中支援来摆脱困境The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.这伙人过去一直是出了名的善变notoriouslyadv.臭名昭著;恶名昭彰地；声名狼藉地;著名地；众所周知地fickle [ˈfɪkl] adj.易变的;无常的;反复无常的Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.学生过去曾经发挥了重要的作用，不过现在他们变得无足轻重了。
margin [ˈmɑːdʒɪn]n. 边缘;页边空白;白边;(获胜者在时间或票数上领先的)幅度，差额，差数;余地;备用的时间(或空间、金钱等)on the margins，靠边的，备胎的，边缘化的，无足轻重的；在边缘In the past we have heard only negatives when it came to following a healthy diet.说到遵循健康饮食习惯，我们过去听到的都是否定的说法In the past, the UN has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in在过去，除非有国家提出请求，否则联合国不会干涉各国内政三、下面这3个例句比较有意思，希望大家多推敲推敲：Once events are safely in the past, this idea seems to become less alarming一旦那些事件尘封为历史，这个想法似乎就变得不那么可怕了Its intention is to restore pride in the past and create a more mannered society其目的是要重拾过去的自豪感，建立一个有礼节的社会。
Many of his clients are unbelievably nervous, usually because of a bad experience in the past.他的很多客户神经异常紧张，通常是因为过去有过糟糕的经历《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》“in the past+一段时间或经历”这个句型进行分析：1. in the past+一段时间或经历；一般要用现在完成时，请看：Real wage costs have risen by 10% in the past year.在过去的一年里，实际工资成本增加了10%More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters in the past year.去年，有7万多家商店被迫关了门He's had three accidents in the past fortnight.在过去两周他出了三次事故I haven't seen much of her in the past few weeks.近几周来我很少见到她Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade.在过去十年里这个地区的森林有三分之二被毁掉。
Women have become more assertive in the past decade.女性在过去十年中已变得更加自信A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks.一个针对他的暗杀阴谋在过去几周里被揭露了出来Homes are more affordable than at any time in the past five years现在住宅比过去5年里的任何时候都要便宜The blogsphere has changed a lot in the past few years.过去几年间博客世界发生了很大变化More than two hundred people have reportedly been killed in the past week's fighting据说在上一周的战斗中有200多人丧生2. in the past+一段时间或经历，如果已过去时间为基点，则用过去完成时：She told me that she made great progress in the past three years.她告诉我她在刚刚过去的三年里取得了巨大的进步。
in the past如果是用于名词后作定语，句子时态可根据情况选用如：He could remember events far back in the past. 他能记得很早以前的事情He will never forget his miserable childhood in the past. 他永远也忘不了自己过去的悲惨的童年3.类似。