elapse

/ɪˈlæps/
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When time elapses, it passes. (时间) 流逝

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 消逝

Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. 他被捕后48小时已经过去了。

noun [抽象名词] 时间的流逝

Years probably would elapse before his return. Some of us might never see him again. 他这一去可能就是多年,席上有些人恐怕今世也难得再见他面。

-lapse- lapse = slide 滑动 (laps = slip,表示“滑,滑走”) elapse v.(时光)流逝(e 出+lapse→滑出去→时光流出)
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Lesson 7 Bats elapse 动词: 消逝
e(外) + laps(掉) + e → 向外掉落 → (时间)消逝
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The last seven years have all been ‘the year of the mobile’; it is not clear how many more such years will need to elapse! 过去七年被看作“手机年”,还不清楚将来还会持续多久。
The further off this solid obstruction, the longer time will elapse for the return of the echo. 固体障碍物越远,回声返回所用时间就越长。