| 释义 |
elapse /ɪlæps/ [intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (formal, written) (of time) to go by（时间）流逝，过去◆many years elapsed before they met again.过了许多年他们才重逢。note 辨析 go by, pass or elapse?the main difference between these words is in register: go by is the least formal and the most frequently used in spoken english; elapse is the most formal and is only really used in written english.这三个词的主要区别在于语体风格不同。go by 最不正式，最常用于口语中； elapse 最正式，实际上只用于书面语。elapse/ɪˈlæps ||; ɪˈlæps/verb [i] (formal 正式) (used about time) to pass （指时间）过去，消逝 elapsesee ⇨ time 22 e·lapse /ɪ`læps; ɪˈlæps/v [i]formal if a period of time elapses, it passes 【正式】 ［时间］逝去，流逝 |