英语词汇“elapsed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something that's elapsed has passed or gone by. Even five elapsed minutes can feel like forever when you're waiting to hear good news.

If your grandmother speaks wistfully about elapsed years, she's thinking about all the time that's gone by in what seems like an instant. When you're taking an important exam, you might keep an eye on the clock to keep track of the elapsed minutes. The word comes from a Latin root, elapsus, "slipped or glided away," combining ex-, "away," and labi, "to slip or glide."

WORD FAMILY

elapse: elapsed, elapses, elapsing

USAGE EXAMPLES

In Girmay's case, a year elapsed between his first intake interview and a second, more probing one that decided the outcome of his asylum request.

Reuters(Dec 30, 2016)

About four hours elapsed between the mass shooting and the deaths of Farook and Malik.

Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016)

The considerable amount of time that elapsed between Trump’s interview with Letterman may explain why his statement defending First Amendment freedoms has slipped people’s minds.

Salon(Dec 01, 2016)

adj (of time) having passed or slipped by

elapsed time

单词	elapsed
释义	elapsed (once / 685 pages) adj Something that's elapsed has passed or gone by. Even five elapsed minutes can feel like forever when you're waiting to hear good news. If your grandmother speaks wistfully about elapsed years, she's thinking about all the time that's gone by in what seems like an instant. When you're taking an important exam, you might keep an eye on the clock to keep track of the elapsed minutes. The word comes from a Latin root, elapsus, "slipped or glided away," combining ex-, "away," and labi, "to slip or glide." WORD FAMILY elapse: elapsed, elapses, elapsing USAGE EXAMPLES In Girmay's case, a year elapsed between his first intake interview and a second, more probing one that decided the outcome of his asylum request. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) About four hours elapsed between the mass shooting and the deaths of Farook and Malik. Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) The considerable amount of time that elapsed between Trump’s interview with Letterman may explain why his statement defending First Amendment freedoms has slipped people’s minds. Salon(Dec 01, 2016) adj (of time) having passed or slipped by elapsed time
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