2N-COUNT (一时的)疏忽,大意,开小差 A lapse of something such as concentration or judgment is a temporary lack of that thing, which can often cause you to make a mistake. (一时的)疏忽,大意,开小差
I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race. [+ of]
我在比赛中途一时走神。
He was a genius and because of it you could accept lapses of taste.
由于他是天才,所以品位上偶有差池大家也不会介意。
The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.
3VERB 陷入,进入(某种安静或静止状态) If you lapse into a quiet or inactive state, you stop talking or being active. 陷入,进入(某种安静或静止状态)
She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence. [VERB + into]
她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。
Doris Brown closed her eyes and lapsed into sleep. [VERBinto noun]
多丽丝·布朗闭上眼睛,安然入睡。
4VERB (通常指短暂地)进入,陷入(某种说话或行事方式) If someone lapses into a particular way of speaking, or behaving, they start speaking or behaving in that way, usually for a short period. (通常指短暂地)进入,陷入(某种说话或行事方式)
She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme. [VERBinto noun]
她改用童声唱起童谣来。
Teenagers occasionally find it all too much to cope with and lapse into bad behaviour. [VERB + into]
8VERB 停止信教;背弃信仰;脱离宗教关系 If a member of a particular religion lapses, they stop believing in it or stop following its rules and practices. 停止信教;背弃信仰;脱离宗教关系
I lapsed in my 20s, returned to it, then lapsed again, while writing the life of historical Jesus. [VERB]
1small error; bad manners小錯誤;失禮ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAPSE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤minor小過失➤major, serious重大/嚴重失誤◇a serious lapse in judgment嚴重的判斷失誤➤unfortunate不幸的過失▸➤brief, momentary, temporary一時的失誤▸➤sudden意外的失誤➤occasional, rare偶然的/少有的失誤◇Dawson's occasional lapses of concentration道森偶爾的走神➤memory, mental記錯;思維遺失◇I keep suffering these mental lapses.我總是記錯。➤intelligence, security情報失誤;安全漏洞◇the investigation into security lapses at the laboratory對實驗室安全漏洞的調查➤odd (BrE) 奇怪的行為失檢◇It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.對一個平時如此禮貌的人來說,這種閃失真是異常。➤ethical, moral (both especially NAmE) 道德過失◇allegations of ethical lapses對道德過失的指責VERB + LAPSE➤have, suffer出錯;疏忽◇I had a momentary lapse when I couldn't remember his name.我一時失憶,想不起他的名字了。PREPOSITION➤lapse in在⋯方面的疏忽◇a lapse in attention注意力分散➤lapse of⋯的疏忽◇sudden lapses of concentration注意力的一時不集中lapse
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2passing of time時間推移ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief短暫的間隔▸➤➤long長時間的間隔◇I'm sorry for the long lapse of time between updates.我對更新間隔較長表示抱歉。➤time時光流逝PHRASES➤lapse of⋯的流逝◇after a considerable lapse of time許久以後◇a time lapse of three months3 個月的時間間隔