elapse
elapse — 動詞
- elapsepresent simple I / you / we / they
- elapseshe / she / it
- elapsedpast simple
- elapsing-ing form
1. for a stretch of time to go by before something else happens.
過去
指一段時間已經過了
for a stretch of time to go by before something else happens.
Three weeks elapsed before the lab emailed Kenji the test results.
過了三週，實驗室才把檢驗結果寄給 Kenji。
time period + elapsed before a later event
By the time two hours had elapsed, the snowplow still had not arrived.
等到兩個小時過去時，鏟雪車還是沒有到。
by the time + period + had elapsed
Only ten minutes elapsed between the first bell and the fire drill.
第一聲鐘響和消防演習之間，只過了十分鐘。
Less than a day elapsed between Hari's complaint and the manager's apology.
Hari 投訴後，還沒過一天，經理就道歉了。
elapsed between two events
So much time had elapsed that Otis no longer remembered the locker code.
過了這麼久，Otis 已經不記得置物櫃密碼了。
- time elapsed
- hours elapsed
- days elapsed
- years elapsed
- elapsed between
文法句型
time period + elapse
by the time + time period + has or had elapsed
time period + elapse + between A and B
用法筆記
The subject is usually a period such as minutes, hours, days, or years. It is more formal than pass or go by and is common in reports, notices, and legal writing.