柯林斯词典elapse /ɪˈlæps/ (elapsing,elapsed,elapses) 1. V-I When time elapses, it passes. (時間) 流逝[正式] Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. 他被捕後48小時已經過去了。 返回 elapse剑桥词典If time elapses, it goes past. （時間）流逝，過去 Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job . 他大學畢業都4年了，但還沒有找到工作。 返回 elapse