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]
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
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I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race. [+ of]
我在比赛中途一时走神。
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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。
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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)
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)
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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。
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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
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
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
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
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
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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。
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She calls herself a lapsed Catholic. [VERB-ed]
她称自己已不再信仰天主教。
Word Link | lapse ≈ falling : collapse, elapse, lapse |
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