elapse/ɪˈlæps; NAmEɪˈlæps/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SYNgo by◆Many years elapsed before they met again.过了许多年他们才再次相见。elapseelapseselapsedelapsingelapse/ɪˈlæps; NAmEɪˈlæps/
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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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