lapse
[læps] noun
FAILURE 失败
countable
■a temporary failure 过失，小失误•a lapse of concentration走神 •The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable lapse of judgment.管理层作出的对安全警告不予理会的决定是决策上的明显失误。 •a memory lapse一时想不起来
[læps] noun
PERIOD 一段时间
countable usually singular
■a period of time passing between two things happening （两件事之间的）间隔时间•a time lapse/a lapse of time时间间隔 •He turned up again after a lapse of two years.两年后他又露面了。
[læps] verb intransitive
■to end legally or officially by not being continued or made effective for a longer period 期满终止；失效；废止•The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse.该协会需要重新把那些已经期满退出的会员吸引回来。
[læps] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs lapse into sth
LESS ACTIVE
■to start speaking or behaving in a less active or acceptable way （言谈举止）陷入（消极的状态），显得异常•No one could think of anything more to say, and the meeting lapsed into silence.所有人都想不出该再说些甚么，于是会议陷入了沉默。 WORSE
■to gradually get into a worse state or condition 陷入（更糟糕的状况）•He lapsed into a coma and died four days later.他陷入昏迷状态，于四天后去世。 |