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单词 elapse
释义

elapse

/ɪˈlaps /
verb [no object]
(Of time) pass or go by: weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack...
  • A few more moments passed in a seamless elapse of time until the deep metal sound of the ending bell was heard.
  • It is also true that eight and a half years have now elapsed since the proceedings were commenced.
  • As more time elapsed, my chances of survival would grow progressively slim.

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

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