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单词 elapse
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Definition of elapse in English:

elapse

verb ɪˈlapsəˈlæps
[no object]
  • (of time) pass or go by.

    weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Occasionally events build upon each other, then the tension elapses in a natural way.
    • Surely an anniversary is not a matter of discretion, but determined by the stipulated period of time elapsing in its usual and inalterable course?
    • There is nothing, though, to stop people in these categories from going along again when that time elapses.
    • Speed is certainly of the essence in the mobile registration exercise if the targeted five million voters are to be captured before the designated 21 day period elapses.
    • A few more moments passed in a seamless elapse of time until the deep metal sound of the ending bell was heard.
    • However, as time elapses, little is done to improve or set a solidified path toward upgrading.
    • Experts tell us that with missing persons cases, the more that time elapses, the colder the case becomes.
    • She says this gets more difficult as time elapses.
    • With almost a decade elapsing between the initial stages and money in the till, surely it's hard to predict what the public will favour in the future?
    • As more time elapsed, my chances of survival would grow progressively slim.
    • Under Indonesia's complex impeachment rules, three months must elapse before a second censure motion can be passed.
    • A period of time elapses before the full effects of your action is felt.
    • The law effectively discourages new owners from investing in repairs before a year elapses.
    • A considerable time often elapses before the Home Office makes a decision on individual cases, and it is on these that this article will primarily focus.
    • Various factors, including the time elapsing between any remarks and the trial, can affect this.
    • This base score is multiplied if the alliance clocks out before the two-minute match elapses.
    • It is also true that eight and a half years have now elapsed since the proceedings were commenced.
    • The electronic system will send an automatic text message to the car owner 10 minutes before the parking time elapses.
    • As time elapses, the team that covers the most laps wins.
    • Once a 30-day period elapses, the documentation will be used to announce a tender for construction of a railway bridge needed for the ring road.
    Synonyms
    pass, go by/past, proceed, progress, advance, wear on, march on, slip by/away/past, roll by/past, glide by/past, slide by/past, steal by/past, tick by/past
    fly by/past
    creep by/past, crawl by/past

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'slip away'): from Latin elaps- 'slipped away', from the verb elabi, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out, away' + labi 'to glide, slip'.

  • lapse from Late Middle English:

    Lapse is from Latin lapsus, from labi ‘to glide, slip, or fall’ reinforced by Latin lapsare ‘to slip or stumble’. Elapse (late 16th century) comes from the same root.

Rhymes

apse, collapse, craps, lapse, perhaps, schnapps
 
 

Definition of elapse in US English:

elapse

verbəˈlæpsəˈlaps
[no object]
  • (of time) pass or go by.

    weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack
    a display tells you which track is playing and its elapsed time
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is nothing, though, to stop people in these categories from going along again when that time elapses.
    • With almost a decade elapsing between the initial stages and money in the till, surely it's hard to predict what the public will favour in the future?
    • Under Indonesia's complex impeachment rules, three months must elapse before a second censure motion can be passed.
    • As time elapses, the team that covers the most laps wins.
    • The electronic system will send an automatic text message to the car owner 10 minutes before the parking time elapses.
    • Surely an anniversary is not a matter of discretion, but determined by the stipulated period of time elapsing in its usual and inalterable course?
    • Once a 30-day period elapses, the documentation will be used to announce a tender for construction of a railway bridge needed for the ring road.
    • Various factors, including the time elapsing between any remarks and the trial, can affect this.
    • However, as time elapses, little is done to improve or set a solidified path toward upgrading.
    • A period of time elapses before the full effects of your action is felt.
    • A considerable time often elapses before the Home Office makes a decision on individual cases, and it is on these that this article will primarily focus.
    • As more time elapsed, my chances of survival would grow progressively slim.
    • Speed is certainly of the essence in the mobile registration exercise if the targeted five million voters are to be captured before the designated 21 day period elapses.
    • She says this gets more difficult as time elapses.
    • The law effectively discourages new owners from investing in repairs before a year elapses.
    • It is also true that eight and a half years have now elapsed since the proceedings were commenced.
    • Occasionally events build upon each other, then the tension elapses in a natural way.
    • Experts tell us that with missing persons cases, the more that time elapses, the colder the case becomes.
    • This base score is multiplied if the alliance clocks out before the two-minute match elapses.
    • A few more moments passed in a seamless elapse of time until the deep metal sound of the ending bell was heard.
    Synonyms
    pass, go by, go past, proceed, progress, advance, wear on, march on, slip away, slip by, slip past, roll by, roll past, glide by, glide past, slide by, slide past, steal by, steal past, tick by, tick past

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘slip away’): from Latin elaps- ‘slipped away’, from the verb elabi, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + labi ‘to glide, slip’.

 
 
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