in the past什么意思解释？

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。In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year....

in the past的音标：in the past的英式发音音标为：[in ðə pɑːst]in the past的美式发音音标为：[ɪn ði pæst]...