elapse
基本释义
[verb] (of time) pass or go by
[动词] （指时间）流逝或过去
深入解读
Elapse 是一个与常见单词 lapse 既容易相互混淆，又同源的单词，两者都源自于拉丁语 labi （滑动、滑落、下沉、坠落；衰落、走向毁灭）。
其中， elapse 由前缀 e- （加强）+词根 laps （滑、滑走）+ e 构成，原本用来表示某物似乎悄无声息或没有察觉地滑动或滑行。
等到了17世纪40年代起， elapse 则开始主要用来表示时间“流逝、过去”，常作正式用语使用，也是侧重指时间在某一特定时间段内不知不觉地逝去，比如：
- 他大学毕业都八年了，但还没有找到一个高薪工作。
Eight years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn’t found a lucrative job. - 一晃就是十二年过去了。他皱眉的样子依然很容易让人想起他的父亲。
Twelve years had elapsed in a flash. The way he frowned was still strongly reminiscent of his father.
文学例句
The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it; and fear with me became predominant when half-an-hour elapsed and still I was alone.
冒险的魅力使这种感觉甜美，自豪的光芒使它温暖；但是随后恐惧的悸动扰乱了它；半小时过去了，我仍然独自一人，恐惧占据了我的主导地位。
出自英国女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特（Charlotte Brontë）创作的具有自传色彩的长篇小说《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）。
外刊例句
- Now, with your eyes closed, count several times, hitting the lap button each time you believe ten seconds have elapsed.
接着闭上眼睛，再数几遍，每次你觉得已经过了10秒，就按停计时器。
——《经济学人》 - Then the physicians must ensure that less than three hours have elapsed since the stroke’s onset. Otherwise the risk of bleeding into the brain is too great.
然后，医生必须确定中风发作的时间没有超过3小时，否则，脑溢血的风险会非常高。
——《时代周刊》
常见短语
时间流逝（Passage of Time）:
- Time elapses – 时间流逝
- Minutes elapse – 分钟流逝
- Hours elapse – 小时流逝
- Days elapse – 天数流逝
- Weeks elapse – 周数流逝
- Months elapse – 月份流逝
- Years elapse – 年份流逝
- Time slowly elapses – 时间慢慢流逝
- Time quickly elapses – 时间快速流逝
- Time rapidly elapses – 时间迅速流逝
等待与耗时（Waiting and Duration）:
- Time elapses while waiting – 在等待时时间流逝
- Minutes elapse during the meeting – 会议期间分钟流逝
- Hours elapse during the journey – 旅途中小时流逝
- Days elapse on vacation – 度假期间天数流逝
- Weeks elapse during the project – 项目期间周数流逝
- Months elapse during the planning process – 计划过程中月份流逝
- Years elapse while pursuing a degree – 追求学位时年份流逝
- Time elapses slowly during a boring lecture – 无聊的讲座中时间流逝缓慢
- Time elapses quickly when having fun – 玩得开心时时间流逝迅速
- Time elapses rapidly when under pressure – 在压力下时间流逝迅猛
变化与进展（Change and Progress）:
- Time elapses, things change – 时间流逝，事物变化
- Years elapse, technology advances – 年份流逝，科技进步
- Time elapses, relationships evolve – 时间流逝，关系发展
- Months elapse, skills improve – 月份流逝，技能提高
- Time elapses, memories fade – 时间流逝，记忆褪色
- Time elapses, wounds heal – 时间流逝，伤口愈合
- Years elapse, dreams come true – 年份流逝，梦想成真
- Time elapses, seasons change – 时间流逝，季节更迭
- Months elapse, projects reach completion – 月份流逝，项目完成
- Time elapses, knowledge accumulates – 时间流逝，知识积累
同近义词
pass: (of time or a point in time) elapse; go by
wear on: (of a period of time) pass, especially slowly or tediously
expire: (of a period of time) come to an end
