elapse是什么意思,elapse怎么用

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elapse

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📰 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》

—— 《时代周刊》


📖 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:

Eight years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a lucrative job.他大学毕业都八年了,但还没有找到一个高薪工作。

Twelve years had elapsed in a flash. The way he frowned was still strongly reminiscent of his father.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。


📚 名著用例

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 )。》


🔍 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
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