Dictionary entry
past times
noun
过去；往昔；从前
past times
注意与 pastime（消遣）区分。
- 1.
the time that has elapsed
In use
In past times, people traveled by horse or on foot.
She likes to read old books and imagine life in past times.
Stories about past times help us understand our history.
in past times
In past times, people relied on horses for transportation.
在过去的时光里，人们依赖马匹作为交通工具。
remember past times
He remembered past times with a sense of longing.
他带着一丝渴望回忆过去的时光。
past times + be + adjective
Past times were simpler, she often thought.
她常想，过去的时光更简单。
Connections
Confusing words
- pastime
- 消遣；娱乐 · pastime 指消遣活动，而 past times 指过去的时光。
- past tense
- 过去时 · past tense 是语法术语，表示过去发生的动作，而 past times 指时间本身。
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