[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]历史 You can refer to the events of the past as history. You can also refer to the past events which concern a particular topic or place as its history.
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The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。
...the most evil mass killer in history.
历史上最令人发指的屠杀狂徒
...the history of Birmingham.
伯明翰的历史
...religious history.
宗教史
Someone who makes history does something that is considered to be important and significant in the development of the world or of a particular society.创造历史；影响历史进程
Willy Brandt made history by visiting East Germany in 1970.
威利·勃兰特1970年访问东德，书写了历史新篇章。
If someone or something goes down in history, people in the future remember them because of particular actions that they have done or because of particular events that have happened.被载入史册；为后世所铭记
Bradley will go down in history as Los Angeles' longest serving mayor.
布拉德利将作为洛杉矶任期最长的市长被载入史册。
...a day that will go down in history.
将被载入史册的一天
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]历史学；史学History is a subject studied in schools, colleges, and universities that deals with events that have happened in the past.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]过去事件的记载；发展史 A history is an account of events that have happened in the past.
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...his magnificent history of broadcasting in Canada.
他在加拿大辉煌的播音史
...oral histories taken from elderly people in Rochester.
罗切斯特老一辈人的口述史
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]记录；习惯；（某地的）沿革 If a person or a place has a history of something, it has been very common or has happened frequently in their past.
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He had a history of drink problems...
他过去酗酒度日。
The boy's mother had a history of abusing her children.
男孩的母亲过去常虐待自己的孩子。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]履历；经历 Someone's history is the set of facts that are known about their past.
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He couldn't get a new job because of his medical history.
由于他的病史，他无法找到新的工作。
...an exhibition documenting the personal history of Anne Frank.
安妮·弗兰克生平资料展
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]历史的陈迹；（无关紧要的）往事 If you say that an event, thing, or person is history, you mean that they are no longer important.
The Charlottetown agreement is history.
夏洛特敦协定已成为历史。
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[PHRASE 短语]接下来的事就世人皆知了 If you are telling someone about an event and say the rest is history, you mean that you do not need to tell them what happened next because everyone knows about it already.
We met at college, the rest is history.
我们是在上大学时认识的，接下来的事大家都知道了。
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natural history
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his·tory★/ˈhɪstri; NAmEˈhɪstri/noun(pluralhis·tories)1★[uncountable ]all the events that happened in the past 历史（指过去发生的所有事情）◆a turning point in human history人类历史的一个转折点◆one of the worst disasters in recent history近代史上最大的灾难之一◆a people with no sense of history一个没有历史感的民族◆Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war.历史上有很多人梦想过没有战争的世界。◆The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history(= before people wrote about events).早在有历史记载之前很久这个地区就有人居住了。◆These events changed the course of history.这些事件改变了历史的进程。2★[singular , uncountable ]the past events concerned in the development of a particular place, subject, etc. （有关某个地方、主题等的）发展史，历史◆the history of Ireland/democracy/popular music爱尔兰╱民主╱流行音乐的历史◆The local historyof the area is fascinating. 这个地区的历史很有意思。◆The school traces its history back to 1865.这个学校的历史可以追溯到 1865 年。3★[uncountable ]the study of past events as a subject at school or university 历史课；历史学◆a history teacher历史科老师◆a degree in History历史学学位◆social/economic/political history社会╱经济╱政治史◆ancient/medieval/modern history古代╱中世纪╱近代史◆She's studying art history.她正在研读艺术史。☞see also
natural history
4★[countable ]a written or spoken account of past events 历史（指历史记载或历史传说）◆She's writing a new history of Europe.她正在写一部新的欧洲史。◆She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters.接下来她列举了一长串灾难。5★[singular ]history(of sth) a record of sth happening frequently in the past life of a person, family or place; the set of facts that are known about sb's past life （某人的）履历，经历；家族史；（某地的）沿革◆He has a history of violent crime.他有暴力犯罪的前科。◆There is a history of heart disease in my family.我家有家族心脏病史。◆a patient's medical history病人的病历☞see also
case history
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life history
IDIOMSbe ˈhistory( informal) to be dead or no longer important 完蛋；已过去了；不再重要；成为历史◆Another mistake like that and you're history.要是再犯那种错误你就完了。◆We won't talk about that—that's history.我们不会谈论那件事的，那都已经过去了。◆That's past historynow. 那是以前的事了。the ˈhistory booksthe record of great achievements in history 历史上重大成就的记载◆She has earned her place in the history books.她名垂青史。history reˈpeats itselfused to say that things often happen later in the same way as before 历史时常重演make ˈhistory | go down in ˈhistoryto be or do sth so important that it will be recorded in history 载入史册；青史留名；创造历史◆a discovery that made medical history载入医学史册的一项重大发现☞more at
1past events [uncountable] all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation: Throughout history the achievements of women have been largely ignored.history of the post-war history of Europe No man in recent history has done more to rebuild the Democratic Party. the early history of Scotland Other meteor storms have occurred in recorded history. a museum devoted to local history one of the darkest episodes in American history an interesting period in Egyptian history a decision that changed the course of history a college steeped in historyHistory shows that the usual response to violent protest is repression.2development of something [singular, uncountable] the events that took place from the beginning and during the development of a particular place, activity, institution etchistory of the worst disaster in the history of space travellong/brief/75-year etc history The 1970s were the most successful in the theater’s long history.3subject [uncountable] the study of past events as a subject in school or universityEuropean/art/economic etc history a degree in European historyancient/modern history a history lesson4account [countable] an account of past eventshistory of a history of World War II a potted history (=very short) of Gielgud’s life (BrE)5past life [countable, uncountable] a record of something that has affected someone or been done by them in the pastmedical/employment/career etc history Your doctor will ask for your medical history.history of Is there any history of heart disease in your family? The defendant had a history of violent assaults on women.6make history to do something important that will be recorded and remembered: Lindbergh made history when he flew across the Atlantic.7something will go down in history used to say that something is important enough to be remembered and recorded: This day will go down in history as the start of a new era in South Africa.8history repeats itself used to say that things often happen in the same way as they did before9the history books the record of past events: Mozart’s genius earned him a place in the history books.10... and the rest is history informal used to say that everyone knows the rest of a story you have been telling11that’s (past/ancient) history spoken informal used to say that something is not important anymore →
natural history
, case history
COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivesrecent/modern/contemporary history· The country’s recent history is powerfully told in this film.early/ancient history· He had studied ancient Roman history.recorded history (=history since people have written things down)· These were the worst floods in recorded history.local history (=the history of events in a particular local area)· The building is now a museum of local history.American/Chinese/British etc history· It was one of the worst peacetime disasters in American history.human history (=the history of people rather than the world itself)· World War I was the most destructive war in human history up to that time.political/social etc history· the political history of Germanyoral history (=history that is told by speaking and that often consists of personal memories)· Smith recorded the conversation for oral history.rich history (=an interesting and important history)· Greece has a very rich history.long history· The 1970s were the most successful in the theatre's long history.verbshistory shows/tells (that)· History shows that the usual response to violent protests is repression.go down in history (=be remembered for many years)· She will go down in history as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.make history (=do something important that will be recorded and remembered)· Ordinary Berliners made history when they tore down the wall.rewrite history (=change what we believe are the facts about the past)· They're trying to rewrite history to exaggerate their role in the war.trace the history of something (=find out what the history of something is)· James traces the history of modern cricket back to its beginnings in the late 1700s.shape history (=influence events that are recorded)· He is one of the politicians who shaped 20th century history.phrasesa period of/in history· a glorious period in English historythe first time in history (=the first time something has ever happened)· For the first time in history, an American president resigned his office.change the course of history (=do something that has many important effects)· Roosevelt and Churchill helped to change the course of history.be steeped in history (=be closely connected with important events in history)· Cambridge is steeped in history and tradition.consign something to the dustbin of history (=to forget about something that existed in the past – used especially when saying that you will feel glad when people have got rid of something)· One day nuclear weapons will be consigned to the dustbin of history.
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历史(96%)，历史学(2%)，过去的事(1%)，对过去事情的记载(1%)
n.历史，历史学；历史记录；来历
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