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词汇 elapse
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elapse

e·lapse /ɪˈlæps/ verb [intransitiveI]  
formalPASS/TIME PASSING if a particular period of time elapses, it passes 〔时间〕流逝,过去
 Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial.
过了几个月他的案子才开审。
 The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed time of one week.
这项任务总的时限为一周,必须按时完成。
nGRAMMAR: Using the progressive
Elapse is not used in the progressive. You say:
We hardly notice how much time elapses.
Don’t say: We hardly notice how much time is elapsing.
nRegister
In everyday English, people usually say that time passes:
We hardly notice how much time passes.
Examples from the Corpus
Origin elapse
(1500-1600) Latin elapsus, past participle of elabi to slip away
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