past master

英 [ˌpɑːst ˈmɑːstə(r)]

美 [ˌpæst ˈmæstər]

n.  老手; 内行; 专家

牛津词典

noun

• 老手；内行；专家
  a person who is very good at sth because they have a lot of experience in it
  1. She's a past master at getting what she wants.
     她可是个精明的人，想要什么就能得到什么。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 能手；老手；行家
  If you are apast master atsomething, you are very skilful at it because you have had a lot of experience doing it.
  1. He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends...
     他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。
  2. She is an adept rock-climber and a past master of the assault course.
     她擅长攀岩，是野战训练场上的老手。

英英释义

noun

• someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity
• someone who was formerly a master

双语例句

• It is the summary of the past, the master of the current, and the choice of the future. 3.
  是对历史的总结、当前的把握、未来的选择。
• Li of elegant green mountain water peace grain living is burning a group of the world or circle of wushu past master.
  我来翻译山青水秀的和平谷里住着一群武林高手。
• On the Past and the Future of the California Master Plan for Higher Education
  美国加州高等教育总规划的过去与未来&约翰·阿布雷·道格拉斯博士访谈录
• At this the gatekeeper opened his eyes very wide, and ran to the king and said: "There's a young donkey sitting outside the gate, playing the lute like a past master."
  守门人吃惊地瞪大了眼睛，跑到国王那儿，报告说：“门外坐着一头小驴儿，琵琶弹得像音乐家一样好听。”
• She is an adept rock-climber and a past master of the assault course.
  她擅长攀岩，是野战训练场上的老手。
• All above content bothers past master to translate the once, burning-hot sweet potato.
  以上内容麻烦高手翻译一下，烫手山芋。
• I just like to take this opportunity now to past on the Premier's best wishes to you, Master Wang, and to your followers.
  我只想借此机会，现在向您，王师尊和您的信仰者传上州长的最美好的祝福。
• Henry is a past master at bridge.
  亨利是打桥牌的高手。
• Melies was a past master of illusion long before the invention of the motion picture camera.
  梅里叶早在电影摄影机发明之前，就是资深的幻觉大师。
• Why don't you ask Raymond how to fix it? He's past master at mending these machines.
  你为何不去问问雷蒙德怎样修理？他是修理这种机器的能手。