新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

lapse

英 [læps]

[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

lapses
1. [C 可数名词] （一时的）行为失检
A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well.
双语例句
例：
On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.
星期五他既不庄重也不体面。这可是他少有的失礼表现。
2. [C 可数名词] （一时的）走神 , 判断错误
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.
双语例句
例：
I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race.
我在比赛中走了一下神。
例：
He was a genius and because of it you could accept lapses of taste.
他是一个天才，因此偶尔在品味上出现偏差，人们也可以接受。
3. [C 可数名词] 开始做（尤指在其后的短暂时间内做某事） , 开始说
A lapse into a particular way of speaking or behaving happens when someone starts speaking or behaving in that way, usually for a short period.
双语例句
例：
Her lapse into German didn't seem peculiar. After all, it was her native tongue.
她冒出几句德语并不奇怪，毕竟那是她的母语。
4. [SING 单数型名词] （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.
双语例句
例：
the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years.
时隔24年后外交关系的恢复。

VERB. 动词

lapses , lapsing , lapsed
1. [I 不及物动词] 陷入（某种静止状态）
If you lapse into a quiet or inactive state, you stop talking or being active.
双语例句
例：
She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence.
她咕哝了几句难以理解的话，然后就陷入了沉默。
2. [I 不及物动词] 开始（以某种方式）说话 , 开始行事
If someone lapses into a particular way of speaking or behaving, they start speaking or behaving in that way, usually for a short period.
近义词
slip
双语例句
例：
She lapsed into a little girl voice to deliver a nursery rhyme.
她改用小女孩的声音唱起了一首童谣。
3. [I 不及物动词] 流逝
If a period of time lapses, it passes.
双语例句
例：
New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.
只有在很长时间之后，新产品和新生产流程才转移到发展中国家。
4. [I 不及物动词] 终止
If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended.
双语例句
例：
The terms of the treaty lapsed in 1987.
协定的条款在1987年就终止了。
5. [I 不及物动词] 放弃（宗教信仰）
If a member of a particular religion lapses, they stop believing in it or stop following its rules and practices.
双语例句
例：
I lapsed in my 20s, returned to it, then lapsed again, while writing the life of historical Jesus.
我20来岁时放弃了信教，后来又信了。到后来在写历史人物耶稣生平时又放弃了信教。