lapse

[læps]

n.过失, 流逝, 间隔, 堕落, 失效
vi.流逝, 失效, 堕落,停止
vt.使失效

n.[C]

1. (时间的)流逝, 间隔[(+of)]

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。

2. 小错, 失误

I had a lapse of memory.

我记错了。

3. 跌落, 下降

a lapse of confidence

信心的丧失

4. 失检; 偏离[(+from)]

5. 【律】(权力等的)消失, 权力失效

vi.

1. 失检; 背离[(+from)]

He sometimes lapses from good behavior.

他有时行为失检。

2. 陷入[(+into)]

We talked nonstop at first, but soon lapsed into silence.

开始我们谈个不停, 但过不多久我们陷入了沉默。

3. (时间)流逝

Several hours lapsed before he woke up.

过了好几个小时他才醒。

4. (权力等)终止, 失效

The lease has lapsed.

这一租约已经失效。

词形变化

名词: lapser | 动词过去式: lapsed | 动词过去分词: lapsed | 动词现在分词: lapsing | 动词第三人称单数: lapses |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.下沉; 下降; 倒下

sink  decline  slump  go down  

同义参见:

blunder  fall  error  lull  weakness  offense  

英英释义

名词 lapse:

a mistake resulting from inattention

同义词：oversight

a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

a failure to maintain a higher state

同义词：backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

动词 lapse:

pass into a specified state or condition

同义词：sink, pass

end, at least for a long time

drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

同义词：backslide

go back to bad behavior

同义词：relapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back

let slip

pass by

同义词：elapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

短语词组

lapse into

1. 陷入

The patient lapsed into unconsciousness.

病人失去了知觉。

补充

lapselapse英:[læps] 美:[læps]n.1.失误, 过失; 小毛病2.行为失检; 偏离正道; 背弃信仰His lapse into drunkenness followed a long run of bad luck.他的酗酒恶习带来了一连串的不幸。3.时间的流逝[推移, 间隔]The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruins from my memory.时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。vi.1.退步; 陷入; 倒退, 衰退He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits.他很快陷入以前的恶习中去。2.丧失, 失效(商务协议、官员、法律权利等, 尤指因未予运用、死亡或放弃)Her right to the property has lapsed.她的财产权失效了。

例句

1. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.周五他表现得既不得体又有失身份。如此失态非常罕见。 2. the unfortunate lapses of your colleagues你同事那些令人遗憾的不当行为 3. The incident is being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被视为严重的安全疏漏。 4. lapses in air safety raise fresh concerns.航空安全事故成为人们关心的新问题。 5. The actors had skilful ways of covering their lapses of memory.演员在忘词的时候能用巧妙的方式加以掩饰。 6. I had a lapse of concentration in the middle of the race.我在比赛中途走神了。 7. Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue.她冒出几句德语, 这不足为奇。毕竟, 德语是她的母语。 8. the lapse of time since the incident该事件之后的一段时间 9. the time lapse between the crimes两次犯罪活动的间隔时间 10. There is usually a time lapse between receipt of new information and its publication.在收到新消息之后, 通常会过一段时间再将其发布。 11. Ken Loach is philosophical about his lapse into obscurity during the Eighties and Nineties.肯·洛克在八九十年代淡出了公众的视线, 他对此处之泰然。 12. Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed.她丧失了英国工党的党籍。 13. Ford allowed the name and trademark to lapse during the Eighties.福特在20世纪80年代废止了该名称和商标。 14. in the days that had lapsed since Grace's death在格雷斯死后的日子里 15. New products are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.新产品只有在经过很长一段时间之后才会转运到发展中国家。 16. The car swerved as his attention lapsed.因为他走神, 车子偏离了方向。 17. Spain lapsed from being a core area to a semi-periphery.西班牙从核心区降格为半边缘区。 18. I lapsed in my 20s, returned to it, then lapsed again, while writing the life of historical Jesus.我在二十几岁时停止信教, 后来又重拾宗教信仰, 再后来撰写历史上耶稣的生平故事时又再脱教。 19. Two weeks have lapsed since they arrived in Paris.自他们抵达巴黎以来，已过去了两个星期了。 20. The driver lapsed into unconsciousness after the car accident.车祸之后，司机陷入昏迷状态。 21. He tried to speak English all the day,but gradually he lapsed into his native tongue.他试图整天说英语，可是渐渐地他又讲起本国语了。 22. The audience were disappointed in the comedian because he lapsed from his formerly high standard of performance.观众对这位喜剧演员感到失望，因为他的表演没有过去水平高了。 23. a subscription that has lapsed(报纸、杂志等的)订阅期已截止 24. Remind me to renew the driver's license.It will lapse next month.提醒我更换驾驶执照，它下个月就失效了。 25. to lapse from good manners行为变坏 26. The company has lapsed the right to the use of the land.这家公司已经丧失了这块土地的使用权。 27. a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match.第二局中她一失神失败了。 28. tracing his lapse into petty crime.追踪他小打小闹作奸犯科的缘由。 29. there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events.两次事件之间有一相当长的间隔。 30. he let his membership of CND lapse.他中止了自己的核裁军运动成员身份。 31. if your diet has lapsed it's time you revived it.如果你停止节食了，现在就应该恢复。 32. [as adj. lapsed]a lapsed Catholic.一个已改变信仰的天主教徒。 33. the country has lapsed into chaos.该国陷入混乱。 34. the girls lapsed into French.这女孩又改说她习惯的法语了。 35. a lapse of memory记忆有误 36. The crash was the result of a temporary lapse in concentration.司机偶一分神造成了这次撞车事故。 37. She returned to work after a lapse of ten years bringing up her family.她花了十年养育子女，然后又重返工作岗位。 38. My membership has lapsed because I forgot to renew it.我忘了办续期手续，结果丧失了会籍。 39. My concentration lapsed during the last part of the exam.我在考试的最后部份精神不大集中。 40. to lapse into silence/a coma安静下来；陷入昏迷 41. He blamed the error on a minor mental lapse.他把这次失误归咎为一次小小的走神。 42. As he grew older he began to have memory lapses. [=times when he forgot things that he should have remembered]他年事渐高，开始好忘事了。 43. a lapse in decorum/civility/judgment失仪；失礼；误判 44. a serious lapse in security重大安全事故 45. She had a brief lapse of attention/concentration.她一时注意力不集中/思想不集中。 46. moral lapses一时的道德堕落 47. a politician who is being accused of ethical lapses [=accused of doing things that are not ethical]被控在道德上行为失检的政客 48. a lapse into bad habits沾染上坏习惯 49. He returned to college after a lapse of several years.相隔数年之后，他又重回大学。 50. the lapse of an insurance policy保单的失效 51. the lapse of a magazine subscription订阅杂志的终止 52. After a few polite words the conversation lapsed.几句寒暄之后，谈话冷场了。 53. Her interest in politics lapsed while she was in medical school.在医学院读书时，她对政治一时没了兴趣。 54. She didn't pay the premium and her life insurance policy lapsed.她未缴保费，人寿险保单失效了。 55. "He forgot to renew his driver's license, so it lapsed."他忘记更换驾照，因此驾照失效了。 56. She allowed the magazine subscription to lapse.她未再续订那份杂志。 57. "He's a good writer, but he occasionally lapses into jargon."他文笔不错，但偶尔也会滥用行话。 58. The crowd lapsed into silence.人群安静了下来。 59. The patient lapsed into [=slipped into] a coma.病人陷入昏迷。 60. He lapsed into unconsciousness.他陷入了昏迷状态。 61. The society lapsed into decline.社会衰败了。