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Elapse Time ɪˈlæps Passes Elapsed Verb Notice Progressive

Elapse (verb, formal) means that a period of time passes.

Elapse (verb, formal) means that a period of time passes.

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/ɪlæ̱ps/
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[VERB 动词](时间)过去,流逝 When time elapses, it passes.
  [V]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.

    从他被捕至今已经过去48小时了。


Oxford elapse / ɪˈlæps ; NAmE ɪˈlæps / verb [intransitive ] ( not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时 ) ( formal) if a period of time elapses,it passes (时间)消逝,流逝 SYN go by Many years elapsed before they met again. 过了许多年他们才再次相见。 elapse elapses elapsed elapsing elapse / ɪˈlæps ; NAmE ɪˈlæps /
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elapsee‧lapse /ɪˈlæps/ verb [intransitive]
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formal if a particular period of time elapses, it passes:  Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial. The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed time of one week.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveElapse 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.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that time passes:· We hardly notice how much time passes.
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elapse

[ɪˈlæps]elapsed, elapsing, elapses

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VERB15810
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elapsed[392]
逝去(62%),过去(38%)
n.流逝;时间的过去
vi.消逝;时间过去

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