不及物动词
1. Five months have elapsed since he joined the army.
自从他参军以后，已经五个月了。
2. Months had elapsed before I heard from my friend again.
好几个月过去后我才再次收到我朋友的信。
1. 流逝：使痛苦(外界的) 轻松 疾病 租金 释放 高兴 皱纹,皱褶 lapse 是词根表示滑过,共同(col)的向一个 地方滑过就是坍塌(collapse ) .时间的流逝 (elapse)也是这个感觉.la
2. (光阴)逝去,溜走：elaborate 使扩大,完美,复杂 | elapse (光阴)逝去,溜走 | elate 使兴奋,欣喜
3. (时间)流逝：169. trial and error 试错法,试凑法 | 170. elapse 时间(流逝) | 171. enumerate 列举
4. (时间)过去：eject v.从内部喷射,吐出 | elapse (时间)过去 | elegant a. 优雅的;精致的
1. （时间）过去，流逝
When time elapses, it passes.
e.g. Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.
从他被捕至今已经过去48小时了。
1. elapse什么意思
1. Weeks could elapse between an invitation from the North and the board meeting, the diplomat said.