过去几年
past year───[经] 上年，去年
In the past───在过去; 以往; 平昔; 往昔
in the year───<口>老早以前
the past───过去的事（歌曲名）
the year───一年
live in the past───因循守旧；按旧章程办事；迷恋过去，照老皇历办事
happened in the past───发生在过去
the past is past───过去就是过去
in the past tense───过去式
I'd like to point out that we have have a very cooperative relationship in the past few year.───我想指出的是，在过去几年中我们彼此合作得很好。
Dear Annie: One of my goals in the coming year is to spend more time with my wife and kids, whom I've badly neglected over the past few months because of work.───亲爱的安妮：我明年的目标之一就是想花更多的时间和我的妻子和小孩呆在一起，而过去的几个月我因为工作严重忽略了他们。
China may be one of the few places where the number of dollar billionaires has actually increased in the past year, from 101 to 130, according to the recently published Hurun Rich List.───根据最近发布的胡润富豪排行榜，过去一年，中国亿万美元富翁数从101增至130，可能是少数几个此类人数确切增加的地方之一。
But Beijing has tightened its environmental protection measures in the past few year.───但是这些年北京一直在强化一些环境保护措施。