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单词 lapse
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lapse

noun
/læps/
/læps/
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  1. a small mistake, especially one that is caused by forgetting something or by being careless
    • a lapse of concentration/memory
    • A momentary lapse in the final set cost her the match.
    Extra Examples
    • I had a momentary lapse when I couldn't remember his name.
    • I keep suffering these mental lapses.
    • a lapse in attention
    • sudden lapses of concentration
    • the investigation into security lapses at the laboratory
    • a serious lapse in judgment
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • minor
    • major
    • serious
    verb + lapse
    • have
    • suffer
    preposition
    • lapse in
    • lapse of
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  2. a period of time between two things that happen synonym interval
    • After a lapse of six months we met up again.
    • He wrote to us after a considerable lapse of time.
    see also time-lapse
    Extra Examples
    • I'm sorry for the long lapse of time between updates.
    • a time lapse of three months
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • long
    • time
    phrases
    • lapse of
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  3. an example or period of bad behaviour from somebody who normally behaves well
    • It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.
    • allegations of ethical lapses
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lapsus, from labi ‘to glide, slip, or fall’; the verb reinforced by Latin lapsare ‘to slip or stumble’.

lapse

verb
/læps/
/læps/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lapse
/læps/
/læps/
he / she / it lapses
/ˈlæpsɪz/
/ˈlæpsɪz/
past simple lapsed
/læpst/
/læpst/
past participle lapsed
/læpst/
/læpst/
-ing form lapsing
/ˈlæpsɪŋ/
/ˈlæpsɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] (of a contract, an agreement, etc.) to no longer be legally recognized because the period of time that it lasts has come to an end
    • She had allowed her membership to lapse.
    • The treaty lapsed in 1995.
    • The booking will automatically lapse if the deposit is not paid within two weeks.
  2. [intransitive] to gradually become weaker or come to an end synonym expire
    • His concentration lapsed after a few minutes.
    • This custom had lapsed over the years.
  3. [intransitive] lapse (from something) to stop believing in or practising your religion
    • He lapsed from Judaism when he was a student.
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lapsus, from labi ‘to glide, slip, or fall’; the verb reinforced by Latin lapsare ‘to slip or stumble’.
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