Word · Frequency #9627
elapsing
（时间）流逝
elapsing is the present participle of elapse.
To pass or go by (of time).
- 1.
To pass or move by.
(时间)过去或流逝。
(时间)过去或流逝。；逝去；过去
In use
Time seems to elapse quickly when we are having fun.
Several hours had elapsed before we received any news.
As the years elapse, our memories of childhood fade.
duration + elapse
elapse 的主语通常是一段时间，表示时间流逝，多用于正式或书面语。
Several hours elapsed before the meeting began.
几个小时过去了，会议才开始。
elapse between A and B
表示两个时间点之间的间隔。
A year elapsed between the two visits.
两次访问之间相隔一年。
time + have elapsed since + clause
常用现在完成时，强调从过去某时至今的时间量。
Only three months have elapsed since she left.
她离开才过了三个月。
Verb forms
base elapse · third person elapses · -ing elapsing · past elapsed · past participle elapsed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
The project elapsed three months.Three months elapsed.
动词 'elapse' 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语。主语应是时间或时间段。
He elapses into silence.He lapses into silence.
'elapse' 只表示时间的流逝，而表示陷入某种状态应用 'lapse into'。
Connections
Collocations
- time elapses
- 时间流逝
- As time elapses, our memories fade.随着时间流逝，我们的记忆逐渐模糊。
- years elapse
- 岁月流逝
- Many years elapsed before they met again.许多年过去了，他们才再次相见。
- hours elapse
- 几个小时过去
- Several hours elapsed before the doctor arrived.几个小时过去了，医生才到。
- as time elapses
- 随着时间流逝
- As time elapses, the situation improves.随着时间的推移，情况有所改善。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 “e-” 像时钟指针，“lapse” 意为滑落，指针滑过一圈，时间就“elapse”了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：time、formal writing 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示时间的流逝。
Grammar Note
Elapse is always intransitive; it does not take a direct object.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Correct rhyme: collapse, lapse, relapse, apse all end with /æps/. Lookalikes: eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/, ellipse /ɪˈlɪps/ have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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