例句
Several minutes elapsed before the bus finally arrived.
过了几分钟，公交车终于来了。
Several years may elapse before environmental policies produce measurable improvements in urban air quality.
环境政策可能要经过数年才能使城市空气质量出现可衡量的改善。
常用搭配
- time elapses｜时间流逝
- years elapse｜数年过去
- elapsed time｜已用时间
用法提示
不及物动词，以时间作主语，不能直接接宾语。