lapsed

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  • v.失效;(逐渐)消失,结束;背弃,放弃(宗教信仰);衰退;期满终止;衰弱
  • adj.不再参与的,脱离的;(尤指宗教信仰)背弃的;终止的;不再付款的
  • lapse的过去分词和过去式
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  • 1
    N-COUNT 闪失;过失;失检
    A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well.

    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 (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.

    I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race...

    我在比赛中途一时走神。

  • 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.

    She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence...

    她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。

  • 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.

    She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme...

    她改用童声唱起童谣来。

  • 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.

    ...the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years...

    时隔24年后外交关系的恢复

  • 6
    VERB (时间)流逝,消逝,推移
    If a period of time lapses, it passes.

    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 结束;终止
    If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended.

    Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed...

    她已不再是工党党员。

  • 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.

    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。

adj

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no longer active or practicing
a lapsed Catholic
Synonym: nonchurchgoing

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  1. Her right to the property has lapsed .

    她的财产权失效了。

  2. This offer will be lapsed automatically after the time limit .

    这项要约在期限过后,便会自动失效。

  3. A momentary lapse in the final set cost her the match .

    她最后一盘稍有失误,输掉了整场比赛。

  4. His concentration lapsed after a few minutes .

    几分钟后他的注意力就下降了。

  5. She had allowed her membership to lapse .

    她的会员资格期满终止,没有再续。

  6. He lapsed from Judaism when he was a student .

    他当学生时就放弃了犹太教。

  7. He had lapsed into unconsciousness .

    他陷入了昏迷状态。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race

    我在比赛中途一时走神。

  11. She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme

    她改用童声唱起童谣来。

  12. 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。

  13. Doris Brown closed her eyes and lapsed into sleep .

    多丽丝·布朗闭上眼睛,安然入睡。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. Her membership of the Labour Party has lapsed

    她已不再是工党党员。

  17. 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。

  18. She calls herself a lapsed Catholic .

    她称自己已不再信仰天主教。

  19. She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence

    她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。

  20. He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand

    他要么陷入长时间的沉默,要么变得简慢无礼。

  21. 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。

  22. The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence

    那些冒犯者都闷不作声了。

  23. There was some fatal flaw in his makeup , and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand .

    他的性格有致命的缺陷,随着时间的推移,他陷入了久久的沉默,或者变得漠然。

  24. Some lapsed into reading and others into sleep .

    一些人埋头阅读,另一些人却睡着了。

  25. 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。

  26. Exposure to a gas leak in an abandoned mine induced a former Army Air Corps officer to lapse into a form of suspended animation .

    由于呼吸到了废弃矿井中的泄漏气体,一名前陆军航空队军官陷入了一种假死状态。

  27. During this unavoidable lapse of time the bridegroom , in proof of his eagerness , was expected to expose himself alone to the gaze of the assembled company .

    在这不可避免的间隙中,新郎必须单独出现在众目睽睽之下,以表明他对新娘情真意切的渴望。

  28. I had a lapse of memory .

    我记错了。

  29. There 's a scientific term for this totally common phenomenon , which we like to call a " brain fart . " " Brain fart " is used to refer to a temporary mental lapse or failure to reason correctly .

    这种非常普遍的现象有个学名,我们称之为“大脑短路”。“大脑短路”是指暂时的大脑失灵,无法正确地进行推断。

  30. In fact , these problems usually result from the lapse in business strategy .

    其实,这些问题和不足,归根结底是经营策略上的偏差。