in the past什么意思解释？

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]...

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....