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IELTS BNC: 9458 COCA: 9939
lapse
læps læps
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense lapses, present participle lapsing, past tense , past participle lapsed
1 N-COUNT [usually adjective NOUN] 闪失；过失；失检 A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. 闪失；过失；失检 [Also + in]

  • On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.

    星期五那天他的表现既不得体，又有失尊严。如此失态非常少有。

SYN decline, fall, drop, descent
2 N-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.

    这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。

SYN mistake, failing, fault, failure
3 VERB 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. [VERB into noun]

    多丽丝·布朗闭上眼睛，安然入睡。

4 VERB （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. [VERB into 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]

    青少年偶尔会因感到压力太大无所适从而做出不良行为。

SYN slip, fall, decline, sink
Lapse is also a noun.

  • Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue.

    她冒出几句德语并不足为奇。毕竟那是她的母语。

5 N-SING （时间的）间隔 A lapse of time is a period that is long enough for a situation to change or for people to have a different opinion about it. （时间的）间隔

  • ...the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years. [+ of]

    时隔24年后外交关系的恢复

  • There is usually a time lapse between receipt of new information and its publication. [+ between]

    新信息的接收与发布之间通常会间隔一段时间。

SYN interval, break, gap, passage
6 VERB （时间）流逝，消逝，推移 If a period of time lapses, it passes. （时间）流逝，消逝，推移

  • New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed. [VERB]

    新的产品和生产工序要经过一段相当长的时间后才能向发展中国家转移。

7 VERB 结束；终止 If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended. 结束；终止

  • Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed. [VERB]

    她已不再是工党党员。

  • Ford allowed the name and trademark to lapse during the Eighties. [VERB]

    福特在20世纪80年代废止了该名称和商标。

SYN end, stop, run out, expire
8 VERB 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]

    我20多岁时曾经停止信教，后来一度又信，再后来撰写历史上耶稣的生平故事时又再脱教。

  • She calls herself a lapsed Catholic. [VERB-ed]

    她称自己已不再信仰天主教。

Word Link
Word Linklapse ≈ falling : collapse, elapse, lapse
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IELTS BNC: 9458 COCA: 9939
lapse

noun¹

 1small error; bad manners小錯誤；失禮ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAPSE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤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

noun²

 2passing of time時間推移ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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
IELTS BNC: 9458 COCA: 9939
lapse noun
⇨ meantime
IELTS BNC: 9458 COCA: 9939
lapse
Failure: fail, fiasco, debacle...
Changes for the worse: contamination, regression, lapse...
Pauses, intervals and halts: pause, interval, halt...
To disappear, or to stop existing or happening: X has left the building, disappear, finish...
To come to an end: come to an end, pass, run out...

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