elapse

【发音】
美 /ɪ'læps/ 英 /ɪ'læps/
【翻译】
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vi. 消逝, 过去
英释:if a particular period of time elapses, it passes
【记忆】
e(出) + lapse(滑) → 滑出 → (时间)消逝, 过去
【例句】
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Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial.
过了几个月他的案子才开审。
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The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed time of one week.
这项任务总的时限为一周,必须按时完成。
【单词相关测试】
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Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.
正确答案:B
解释:句意: 几周过去了, 还没有抓住任何与银行抢劫案有关联的人。terminate: 终止, 结束; overlap: 与…交叠; expire: 终止。
A. terminatedB. elapsedC. overlappedD. expired
【同、近义词】
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vi.消逝;时间过去
ebb away/
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n.流逝;时间的过去
passing/effluxion/