英语词汇“lapsing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lapse n., v., lapsed, laps•ing.
n. [countable]

an accidental or temporary decline or turning away from an expected or accepted condition or state:a lapse in good judgment.
a minor error:a lapse of memory.
an interval or passage of time:a lapse of only a few seconds.
a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree:a lapse into savagery.
the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees.

v. [no object]

to fall or turn away from a previous standard;
fail to maintain a normal or expected level:often lapsed into carelessness.
to come to an end;
stop:We let our subscription lapse.
to fall, slip, or sink:to lapse into silence.
to pass away, as time;
elapse:A few moments had lapsed.
Business(of an insurance policy) to stop being in force;
terminate.
to fall into disuse:That odd custom of the tribe eventually lapsed.
to turn away from or abandon principles, beliefs, etc.:lapsed from grace.

See -laps-.

lapse n., v., lapsed, laps•ing.
n.

an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state;
a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:a lapse of justice.
a slip or error, often of a trivial sort;
failure:a lapse of memory.
an interval or passage of time;
elapsed period:a lapse of ten minutes before the program resumed.
a moral fall, as from rectitude or virtue.
a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree;
descent;
regression:a lapse into savagery.
the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees.
a falling into disuse.
Business[Insurance.]discontinuance of coverage resulting from nonpayment of a premium;
termination of a policy.
Lawthe termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it or through failure of some contingency.
MeteorologySee lapse rate.
[Archaic.]a gentle, downward flow, as of water.

v.i.

to fall or deviate from a previous standard;
fail to maintain a normative level:Toward the end of the book the author lapsed into bad prose.
to come to an end;
stop:We let our subscription to that magazine lapse.
to fall, slip, or sink;
subside:to lapse into silence.
to fall into disuse:The custom lapsed after a period of time.
to deviate or abandon principles, beliefs, etc.:to lapse into heresy.
to fall spiritually, as an apostate:to lapse from grace.
to pass away, as time;
elapse.
Lawto become void, as a legacy to someone who dies before the testator.
Businessto cease being in force;
terminate:Your insurance policy will lapse after 30 days.

Latin lāpsus an error, slipping, failing, equivalent. to lāb(ī) to slide, slip, fall, make a mistake + -sus, for -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
1520–30

laps′er, n.

lapse /læps/ n

a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature: a lapse of justice
a break in occurrence, usage, etc: a lapse of five weeks between letters
a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state: a lapse from high office
a moral fall
the termination of some right, interest, or privilege, as by neglecting to exercise it or through failure of some contingency
the termination of coverage following a failure to pay the premiums

vb (intransitive)

to drop in standard or fail to maintain a norm
to decline gradually or fall in status, condition, etc
to be discontinued, esp through negligence or other failure
(usually followed by into) to drift or slide (into a condition): to lapse into sleep
(often followed by from) to turn away (from beliefs or norms)
(of time) to slip away

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin lāpsus error, from lābī to glide

ˈlapsable, ˈlapsible adj lapsed adj ˈlapser n

单词	lapsing
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 lapse /læps/USA pronunciation n., v., lapsed, laps•ing. n. [countable] an accidental or temporary decline or turning away from an expected or accepted condition or state:a lapse in good judgment. a minor error:a lapse of memory. an interval or passage of time:a lapse of only a few seconds. a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree:a lapse into savagery. the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees. v. [no object] to fall or turn away from a previous standard; fail to maintain a normal or expected level:often lapsed into carelessness. to come to an end; stop:We let our subscription lapse. to fall, slip, or sink:to lapse into silence. to pass away, as time; elapse:A few moments had lapsed. Business(of an insurance policy) to stop being in force; terminate. to fall into disuse:That odd custom of the tribe eventually lapsed. to turn away from or abandon principles, beliefs, etc.:lapsed from grace. See -laps-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 lapse (laps),USA pronunciation n., v., lapsed, laps•ing. n. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:a lapse of justice. a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure:a lapse of memory. an interval or passage of time; elapsed period:a lapse of ten minutes before the program resumed. a moral fall, as from rectitude or virtue. a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree; descent; regression:a lapse into savagery. the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees. a falling into disuse. Business[Insurance.]discontinuance of coverage resulting from nonpayment of a premium; termination of a policy. Lawthe termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it or through failure of some contingency. MeteorologySee lapse rate. [Archaic.]a gentle, downward flow, as of water. v.i. to fall or deviate from a previous standard; fail to maintain a normative level:Toward the end of the book the author lapsed into bad prose. to come to an end; stop:We let our subscription to that magazine lapse. to fall, slip, or sink; subside:to lapse into silence. to fall into disuse:The custom lapsed after a period of time. to deviate or abandon principles, beliefs, etc.:to lapse into heresy. to fall spiritually, as an apostate:to lapse from grace. to pass away, as time; elapse. Lawto become void, as a legacy to someone who dies before the testator. Businessto cease being in force; terminate:Your insurance policy will lapse after 30 days. Latin lāpsus an error, slipping, failing, equivalent. to lāb(ī) to slide, slip, fall, make a mistake + -sus, for -tus suffix of verb, verbal action 1520–30 laps′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lapse /læps/ n a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature: a lapse of justice a break in occurrence, usage, etc: a lapse of five weeks between letters a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state: a lapse from high office a moral fall the termination of some right, interest, or privilege, as by neglecting to exercise it or through failure of some contingency the termination of coverage following a failure to pay the premiums vb (intransitive) to drop in standard or fail to maintain a norm to decline gradually or fall in status, condition, etc to be discontinued, esp through negligence or other failure (usually followed by into) to drift or slide (into a condition): to lapse into sleep (often followed by from) to turn away (from beliefs or norms) (of time) to slip away Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin lāpsus error, from lābī to glide ˈlapsable, ˈlapsible adj lapsed adj ˈlapser n
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