柯林斯词典elapse /ɪˈlæps/ (elapsing,elapsed,elapses) 1. V-I When time elapses, it passes. (时间) 流逝[正式] Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. 他被捕后48小时已经过去了。 返回 elapse剑桥词典If time elapses, it goes past. （时间）流逝，过去 Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job . 他大学毕业都4年了，但还没有找到工作。 返回 elapse