lapse

[læps]

n.过失, 流逝, 间隔, 堕落, 失效
vi.流逝, 失效, 堕落,停止
vt.使失效

例句与用法:

I started to eat the peas with my hands, but I don't think anyone noticed my little lapse.

我开始用手吃豌豆,但我想没有人注意到我的小错误。

After a lapse of several years he came back to see us.

数年不见之后,他又回来看我们了。

词形变化:

名词: lapser | 动词过去式: lapsed | 动词过去分词: lapsed | 动词现在分词: lapsing | 动词第三人称单数: lapses |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. (时间的)流逝, 间隔[(+of)]

Her grief over her child's death was not at all relieved by the lapse of time.

时间的推移并未减轻她的失子之痛。

2. 小错, 失误

I had a lapse of memory.

我记错了。

3. 跌落, 下降

a lapse of confidence

信心的丧失

4. 失检; 偏离[(+from)]

5. 【律】(权力等的)消失, 权力失效

vi.

1. 失检; 背离[(+from)]

He sometimes lapses from good behavior.

他有时行为失检。

2. 陷入[(+into)]

We talked nonstop at first, but soon lapsed into silence.

开始我们谈个不停, 但过不多久我们陷入了沉默。

3. (时间)流逝

Several hours lapsed before he woke up.

过了好几个小时他才醒。

4. (权力等)终止, 失效

The lease has lapsed.

这一租约已经失效。


短语词组:

lapse into

1. 陷入

The patient lapsed into unconsciousness.

病人失去了知觉。