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lapse

Word family
lapse1 /læps/ noun [countableC]  
1 CARELESSa short period of time during which you fail to do something well or properly, often caused by not being careful 疏忽,失误
momentary/temporary/occasional etc lapse
 Despite the occasional lapse, this was a fine performance by the young saxophonist.
除了这处偶然失误,这位年轻萨克斯手的表演堪称精彩。
 A defensive lapse by Keown allowed Tottenham to score.
基翁的防守失误让托特纳姆队踢进一球。
lapse in
 lapses in security
保安方面的疏忽
lapse of
 A single lapse of concentration cost Sampras the game.
桑普拉斯一走神就断送了这一局。
 a lapse of judgement
判断失误
 After taking the drug, several patients suffered memory lapses (=when you cannot remember something for a short time).
若干病人服用此药后记忆短暂丧失。
2 FAILa failure to do something you should do, especially to behave correctly 〔尤指举止方面的〕疏忽,过失,过错
 He forgot to offer Darren a drink, but Marie did not appear to notice the lapse.
他忘了给达伦倒饮料,玛丽好像也没有注意到这个疏忽。
3 [usually singular]PERIOD OF TIME a period of time between two events 〔两个事件间的〕时间间隔
 The usual time lapse between request and delivery is two days.
由订购到交货一般需要两天时间。
lapse of
 a lapse of about ten seconds
约十秒钟的间隔
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lapse2 verb [intransitiveI]  
1 FINISH/COME TO AN ENDto gradually come to an end or to stop for a period of time 慢慢结束,逐渐中止
 The conversation lapsed.
谈话慢慢地停了下来。
2 FINISH/COME TO AN END especially British EnglishBrE if a contract, agreement etc lapses, it comes to an end, usually because an agreed time limit has passed 〔合同、协议等〕期满终止,失效
 Your booking will automatically lapse unless you confirm it.
如果不加以确认,您的预订将自动失效。
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In everyday English, people usually say that a contract or agreement runs out rather than lapses: 在日常英语中,人们说合同或协议失效时通常用 run out,而不用 lapse
His club membership had run out.
他的俱乐部会员资格已经终止。
3 to stop believing in or following a religion 放弃〔信仰〕
 those people who have lapsed from the practice of their religion
已经放弃自己宗教习俗的那些人
4 formal if a period of time lapses, it passes 〔时间〕过去,逝去
 Many years had lapsed since her first visit to Wexford.
距她第一次到韦克斯福德已经过去好多年了。
5lapse into something phrasal verbphr v 
a) lapse into unconsciousness/silence/sleep etcBECOME to go into a quiet or less active state 逐渐失去知觉/陷入沉默/进入睡眠等
 He lapsed into a coma and died two days later.
他陷入昏迷,两天后去世了。
 Alison lapsed into puzzled silence.
艾利森一头雾水,不作声了。
b) START DOING somethingto begin to behave or speak in a way that you did before 恢复〔以前的行为方式或说话方式〕
 She lapsed back into her old ways.
她又回到老样子了。
 Occasionally he lapsed into his native German.
他偶尔也会换回母语德语来表达。
c) START DOING somethingto get into a worse state or become worse 陷入,进入〔更糟糕的状况〕
 Following his death, the Empire lapsed into chaos.
他死后,帝国陷入混乱。
 His poetry often lapses into sentimentality.
他的诗歌经常流于伤感。
Examples from the Corpus
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
lapselapse1 /læps/ verb [intransitiveI]
1COMMERCEif a contract, agreement, or offer lapses, it ends because an agreed time limit has passed
The customer has the right to exercise the option or allow the option to lapse.
There are many films on which the copyright has lapsed and hasn’t been renewed.
2INSURANCE if an INSURANCE POLICY lapses, it ends because the regular payments required have not been made
Kimble let his fire insurance lapse when he couldn’t afford the premiums.
lapselapse2 noun [countableC]
1a period of time between two events
There is a four-day lapse between the time a patron buys a ticket and the money is deposited in the bank.
2a failure to do something you should do
The customer complained about a lapse in service.
The audit uncovered accounting lapses.
Origin lapse1
(1300-1400) Latin lapsus, from labi to slip

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