Lapse
[ læps ]
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n. 小错，疏忽;行为失检，失足;流逝;[法]（权利等的）失效，消失;
vi. 退步;陷入，堕入;失效，终止;[法]转归;
📝 例句
Her grief over her child's death was not at all relieved by the lapse of time.
时间的推移并未减轻她的失子之痛。
The lease has lapsed.
这一租约已经失效。
Several hours lapsed before he woke up.
过了好几个小时他才醒。
The moment he relaxes his concentration,he will lapse into a stutter.
他思想一不集中，就结结巴巴起来。
Under union pressure, this law was permitted to lapse in 1966.
在工会的压力下，这项法令于一九六六年取消了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ lapse-失误,elapse-过去:失误已经过去
※ lap-拼音“拉票”,se-拼音“色”:我拉票的时候运用了美色,这是个失误
※ lap-膝盖,se-拼音“瑟”:坐在那膝盖上一直瑟瑟发抖,可见其身体状况堕落了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-lapse-表示“下落”
📖 牛津释义
lapse
n
1 small error, esp one caused by forgetfulness or inattention 小错; （尤指）记错, 疏忽:A brief lapse in the final set cost her the match. 她在最後一盘稍有失误而致比赛失败.
It was a superb performance, despite occasional lapses of intonation. 演出非常成功, 唯偶有音调失误.
2 ~ (from sth) (into sth) fall or departure from correct or usual standards; backsliding 堕落; 失足
Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses, ie forgive them when they were unfaithful. 希望做妻子的原谅丈夫一时行为失检（不忠）.
The debate was marred by a brief lapse into unpleasant name-calling. 因出现几句谩骂, 辩论会不欢而散.
a lapse from grace, ie becoming out of favour 失宠.
3 passing of a period of time （时间的）流逝, 过去
after a lapse of six months 相隔六个月之後.
4 (law 律) ending of a right, etc because of disuse （权利等的）失效, 中止, 结束, 消失（因不行使所致）. lapse, v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) (into sth) fail to maintain one's position or standard 未能保持自己的立场或标准
lapse back into bad habits 重又沾染坏习惯
a lapsed Catholic 叛教的天主教徒.
2 [Ipr] ~ into sth sink or pass gradually into sth 陷入或进入某状态
She lapsed into a coma. 她逐渐陷入昏迷状态.
3 [I] (law 律) (of rights and privileges) be lost or invalid because not used, claimed or renewed （指权利、 特权）（因未行使、 无要求或未延期）丧失, 失效
He didn't get any compensation because his insurance policy had lapsed. 他因保险单失效未得任何补偿.
🎯 考研助记
lap(达的一声)+se(失): 失误 网友：yqy 补充：lap腿；elapse消逝
🔁 扩展释义
*[læps]n. 过失, 流逝, 失效vi. 犯错, 堕落, 减退, 消失, 流逝vt. 使失效【经】 (权利,时间等的)消失, 失效相关词组: to lapse into silence
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📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I'm afraid I can't agree with you. That's a good way of giving information, but it's not a good way of persuading people. For one thing, it's boring, and people aren't going to read an ad that looks boring. For another thing, one computer looks very like
恐怕我不能同意你的意见。那是个通报信息的好办法，但并非是使人信服的好办法。一是它很乏味，人们是不会去读一则看起来很乏味的广告的。其次，计算机彼此都很相像。人们不会记住产品的名字的。
They will think that you are the eyes and ears of the manager.
他们会认为，你是经理的耳目。
The clouds had come down so suddenly we had no warning.
乌云突然出现，我们丝毫没有觉察。