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the old days phrase
⇨ pastthe past noun the past ♦︎ history ♦︎ the old daysThese are all words for the time before the present. 这些词均表示昔日。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the past / (sth's) history / the old days◆sth's colourful / rich / chequered / glorious past / history◆sth's cultural / political / imperial / industrial past / history◆(the / sth's) recent / ancient / medieval past / history◆to be lost in (the) past / history◆to distort / rewrite (the) past / history■ the past [singular] the time before the present 过去；昔日◆I used to go there often in the past.过去我常去那儿。◆Don't worry about it－it's all in the past now.别再为那事烦了－都已经过去了。◆It all happened in the distant past.那都是很久以前的事了。◆We have to stop living in the past and invest in new technology.我们不能永远活在过去，必须投资新技术。◆Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.写信好像已是旧时的事情了。 see also past ⇨ previous adj. ■ history [uncountable, singular] all the events that happened in an earlier time, especially as part of the political or social development of a country; the set of facts that are known about the past existence of a place or group of people 历史；（某地方或某人群的）发展史◆Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war.历史上很多人梦想过没有战争的世界。◆These events changed the course of history.这些事件改变了历史的轨迹。◆He will go down in history (= be remembered) as a wise politician and a kind man.他将作为睿智的政治家和善良的人载入史册。◆The country has suffered several invasions during its history.该国历史上经历了几次外国入侵。◆Venice has a rich and colourful history.威尼斯的历史丰富多彩。▸ historical adjective ◆the historical background to the war这场战争的历史背景◆historical documents / records / research历史文献／档案／研究◆a historical novel / setting历史小说；历史背景▸ historically adverb ◆The book is historically inaccurate.这本书与史实不符。■ the old days idiom (rather informal) a time in the past, or an earlier time in sb's life, when things were different from the way they are now （与现在有别的）昔日，过去◆Meeting up with school friends reminded her again of the good old days.和老同学见面让她回忆起昔日的美好时光。◆That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.那是在过去通胀失控的苦难日子。◆Deciding what to watch on television was so much easier in the old days.过去，决定看什么电视节目比现在容易多了。 |