Lapse
[ læps ]
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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;
📝 例句
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。
The lease has lapsed.
这一租约已经失效。
Several hours lapsed before he woke up.
过了好几个小时他才醒。
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。
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ lapse-失误,elapse-过去:失误已经过去
※ lap-拼音“拉票”,se-拼音“色”:我拉票的时候运用了美色,这是个失误
※ lap-膝盖,se-拼音“瑟”:坐在那膝盖上一直瑟瑟发抖,可见其身体状况堕落了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-lapse-表示“下落”
📖 牛津释义
lapse
n
1 small error, esp one caused by forgetfulness or inattention 小错; （尤指）记错, 疏忽:A brief lapse in the final set cost her the match. 她在最後一盘稍有失误而致比赛失败.
It was a superb performance, despite occasional lapses of intonation. 演出非常成功, 唯偶有音调失误.
2 ~ (from sth) (into sth) fall or departure from correct or usual standards; backsliding 堕落; 失足
Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses, ie forgive them when they were unfaithful. 希望做妻子的原谅丈夫一时行为失检（不忠）.
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.
a lapse from grace, ie becoming out of favour 失宠.
3 passing of a period of time （时间的）流逝, 过去
after a lapse of six months 相隔六个月之後.
4 (law 律) ending of a right, etc because of disuse （权利等的）失效, 中止, 结束, 消失（因不行使所致）. lapse, v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) (into sth) fail to maintain one's position or standard 未能保持自己的立场或标准
lapse back into bad habits 重又沾染坏习惯
a lapsed Catholic 叛教的天主教徒.
2 [Ipr] ~ into sth sink or pass gradually into sth 陷入或进入某状态
She lapsed into a coma. 她逐渐陷入昏迷状态.
3 [I] (law 律) (of rights and privileges) be lost or invalid because not used, claimed or renewed （指权利、 特权）（因未行使、 无要求或未延期）丧失, 失效
He didn't get any compensation because his insurance policy had lapsed. 他因保险单失效未得任何补偿.
🎯 考研助记
lap(达的一声)+se(失): 失误 网友：yqy 补充：lap腿；elapse消逝
🔁 扩展释义
*[læps]n. 过失, 流逝, 失效vi. 犯错, 堕落, 减退, 消失, 流逝vt. 使失效【经】 (权利,时间等的)消失, 失效相关词组: to lapse into silence
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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It's not like her to have missed two days of classes.
缺课两天不太象她的作风。
A long time ago, one of his ancestors who lived in Africa went into the forest to cut down a tree to make a drum.
很久以前，他那生活在非洲的祖先中有一人走进森林去砍树来做鼓。
We were in a better position than they were.
我们的处境比他们要好。