past master
英
美
- master n.主人;硕士;专家vt.控制;精通adj.主要的;主人的;精通的
- past prep.过;经过adv.过adj.过去的n.过去;昔日;过去的事情;过去的经历;往事
Noun:
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someone who was formerly a master
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someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity
用作名词 (n.)
- Sally is a past mistress of the art of singing popular ballads.
萨莉是演唱民歌的能手。
- Although he had never been a foreman before, he soon showed that he was the master.
虽然他以前从来没当过工头,但很快他便显示出是能手。