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lapse n.过失；流逝；间隔；堕落；失效vi.流逝；失效；堕落；停止vt.使失效 (1) 这名男子承认超速行驶,并且为自己的过失道歉。(2) 我开始用手吃豌豆，但我想没有人注意到我的小错误。(3) 时光流逝不可逆转。(4) 时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。(5) 数年不见之后，他又回来看我们了。(6) 希望做妻子的原谅丈夫一时行为失检。(7) 提醒我更换驾驶执照，它下个月就失效了。(8) 日子在不知不觉之中过去。(9) 她听任她的会员资格在第一年后失效(10) 炮声已开始沉寂了。 First used to imply a “slip of the memory,” the noun lapse evolved in the sixteenth century from the Latin lapsus, meaning “a slipping and falling, falling into error.” The connotation of “a moral slip” developed later, and the verb form came into existence even later than that. Behaving badly one day when you're usually on your best behavior is a lapse; Behaving badly again after a short stint being well-mannered means you're lapsing back into nasty old habits.

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英 [læps] 美 [læps] (1) The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse.(2) I started to eat the peas with my hands, but I don't think anyone noticed my little lapse.(3) The lapse of time is irreversible.(4) The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory.(5) After a lapse of several years he came back to see us.(6) Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses.(7) Remind me to renew the driver's license.It will lapse next month.(8) The days lapsed away.(9) She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year.(10) The gun began to lapse into silence. A lapse is a temporary slip, failure or break in continuity. Eating a second helping of cake when you're otherwise doing well on your diet is a lapse. Eating the whole cake in one sitting is a serious lapse in judgment. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]闪失；过失；失检 A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well.   [usu adj N]On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.星期五那天他的表现既不得体，又有失尊严。如此失态非常少有。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [N of n]I had a little lapse of concentration in  the middle of the race...我在比赛中途一时走神。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。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。3[VERB 动词]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.   [V into n]She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence...她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。Doris Brown closed her eyes and lapsed into sleep.多丽丝·布朗闭上眼睛，安然入睡。4[VERB 动词]（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.   [V into n]  [usu N into n]She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme...她改用童声唱起童谣来。Teenagers occasionally find it all too much to cope with and lapse into bad behaviour.青少年偶尔会因感到压力太大无所适从而做出不良行为。Lapse is also a noun.Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue.她冒出几句德语并不足为奇。毕竟那是她的母语。5[N-SING 单数名词]（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.   [usu N of n]...the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years...时隔24年后外交关系的恢复There is usually a time lapse between receipt of new information and its publication.新信息的接收与发布之间通常会间隔一段时间。6[VERB 动词]（时间）流逝，消逝，推移 If a period of time lapses, it passes.   [V]New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.新的产品和生产工序要经过一段相当长的时间后才能向发展中国家转移。7[VERB 动词]结束；终止 If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended.   [V]Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed...她已不再是工党党员。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。8[VERB 动词]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.   [V]  [V-ed]I lapsed in my 20s, returned to it, then lapsed again, while writing the life of historical Jesus...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。She calls herself a lapsed Catholic.她称自己已不再信仰天主教。

英语单词	lapse
英美音标	英 [læps] 美 [læps]
中文释义	n.过失；流逝；间隔；堕落；失效 vi.流逝；失效；堕落；停止 vt.使失效
英语例句	(1) The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse. (2) I started to eat the peas with my hands, but I don't think anyone noticed my little lapse. (3) The lapse of time is irreversible. (4) The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory. (5) After a lapse of several years he came back to see us. (6) Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses. (7) Remind me to renew the driver's license.It will lapse next month. (8) The days lapsed away. (9) She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year. (10) The gun began to lapse into silence.
中文例句	(1) 这名男子承认超速行驶,并且为自己的过失道歉。 (2) 我开始用手吃豌豆，但我想没有人注意到我的小错误。 (3) 时光流逝不可逆转。 (4) 时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。 (5) 数年不见之后，他又回来看我们了。 (6) 希望做妻子的原谅丈夫一时行为失检。 (7) 提醒我更换驾驶执照，它下个月就失效了。 (8) 日子在不知不觉之中过去。 (9) 她听任她的会员资格在第一年后失效 (10) 炮声已开始沉寂了。
vocabulary简明	A lapse is a temporary slip, failure or break in continuity. Eating a second helping of cake when you're otherwise doing well on your diet is a lapse. Eating the whole cake in one sitting is a serious lapse in judgment.
vocabulary扩展	First used to imply a “slip of the memory,” the noun lapse evolved in the sixteenth century from the Latin lapsus, meaning “a slipping and falling, falling into error.” The connotation of “a moral slip” developed later, and the verb form came into existence even later than that. Behaving badly one day when you're usually on your best behavior is a lapse; Behaving badly again after a short stint being well-mannered means you're lapsing back into nasty old habits.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]闪失；过失；失检 A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. [usu adj N] On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse. 星期五那天他的表现既不得体，又有失尊严。如此失态非常少有。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [N of n] I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race... 我在比赛中途一时走神。 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。 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。 3 [VERB 动词]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. [V into n] She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence... 她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。 Doris Brown closed her eyes and lapsed into sleep. 多丽丝·布朗闭上眼睛，安然入睡。 4 [VERB 动词]（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. [V into n] [usu N into n] She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme... 她改用童声唱起童谣来。 Teenagers occasionally find it all too much to cope with and lapse into bad behaviour. 青少年偶尔会因感到压力太大无所适从而做出不良行为。 Lapse is also a noun. Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue. 她冒出几句德语并不足为奇。毕竟那是她的母语。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]（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. [usu N of n] ...the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years... 时隔24年后外交关系的恢复 There is usually a time lapse between receipt of new information and its publication. 新信息的接收与发布之间通常会间隔一段时间。 6 [VERB 动词]（时间）流逝，消逝，推移 If a period of time lapses, it passes. [V] New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed. 新的产品和生产工序要经过一段相当长的时间后才能向发展中国家转移。 7 [VERB 动词]结束；终止 If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended. [V] Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed... 她已不再是工党党员。 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。 8 [VERB 动词]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. [V] [V-ed] I lapsed in my 20s, returned to it, then lapsed again, while writing the life of historical Jesus... 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。 She calls herself a lapsed Catholic. 她称自己已不再信仰天主教。

Lapse N D Time Verb 动词 I Allowed