lapse

n. 失效；流逝；过失

vi. 失效；流逝；背离，失检；陷入

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

变形

复数：lapses过去式：lapsed过去分词：lapsed现在分词：lapsing第三人称单数：lapses

双语释义

[C]失误，过失；小毛病 a small fault or mistake,especially one that is quickly put right

[C]行为失检；偏离正道；背弃信仰 a failure in correct behaviour,belief,duty,etc.

[C]时间的流逝〔推移，间隔〕 a passing away ,especially of time

vi. 退步；陷入；倒退，衰退 pass gradually into a less active or less desirable state

vi. 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） (of a business agreement,official title,legal right,etc.) come to an end,especially because of lack of use,death,or failure to claim

英英释义

lapse

n.

a mistake resulting from inattention

同义词：oversight

a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

"a lapse of three weeks between letters"

a failure to maintain a higher state

同义词：backslidinglapsingrelapserelapsingreversionreverting

v.

pass into a specified state or condition

同义词：sinkpass

end, at least for a long time

"The correspondence lapsed"

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

同义词：backslide

go back to bad behavior

同义词：relapserecidivateregressretrogressfall back

let slip

"He lapsed his membership"

pass by

"three years elapsed"

同义词：elapsepassslip byglide byslip awaygo byslide bygo along

词组短语

lapse of time一段时间；时光的流逝

lapse of memory记错；记忆力衰退

time lapse时间流逝；时间推移

lapse into陷入

lapse from virtue堕落，道德败坏

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse.
这名男子承认超速行驶,并且为自己的过失道歉。

I started to eat the peas with my hands, but I don't think anyone noticed my little lapse.
我开始用手吃豌豆，但我想没有人注意到我的小错误。

The lapse of time is irreversible.
时光流逝不可逆转。

The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin 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。

After a lapse of several years he came back to see us.
数年不见之后，他又回来看我们了。

Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses.
希望做妻子的原谅丈夫一时行为失检。

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。

An offer will lapse or disappear on the happening of certain events.
要约在一些特定事项出现时失效。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The days lapsed away.
日子在不知不觉之中过去。

She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year.
她听任她的会员资格在第一年后失效

The gun began to lapse into silence.
炮声已开始沉寂了。

权威例句

lapse (n.)

mid-15c., "elapsing of time, expiration;" also "temporary forfeiture of a legal right," from Middle French laps "lapse," from Latin lapsus "a slipping and falling, flight (of time), falling into error," from labi "to slip, glide, fall." Meaning "moral transgression, sin" is c. 1500; that of "slip of the memory" is 1520s; that of "a falling away from one's faith" is from 1650s.

lapse (v.)

early 15c., said to be from lapse (n.) or from Latin lapsare "to lose one's footing." Related: Lapsed; lapses; lapsing.

1. 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.

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. His mood of contentment was beginning to lapse.

他怡然自得的心情渐渐消失了。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. Years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to lapse.

这一部分仪式在好多年之前就已渐渐消失。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. 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。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. Ah, there were the terrible, the incontrovertible consequences of his lapse from virtue.

唉，这些都是他那违反道德行为的可怕的必然结果呀。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. I had a lapse of memory.

我记错了。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. I declined, or rather let lapse, both invitations.

我对两次邀请都谢绝了，或者让它自然地推诿过去了。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. 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。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

9. lapse [fall] into (a) delirium

开始呓语 [说 梦话]

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. a lapse of confidence

信心的丧失

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句