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

单词

lapse

释义

noun | verb

lapselapse1 /læps/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYlapse¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin lapsus, from labi to slip

COLLOCATIONS► memory lapses

After taking the drug, several patients suffered memory lapses (=they were unable to remember some things for short periods of time).

► lapse of judgment

Children shouldn’t be harshly punished for a lapse of judgment (=a time when they chose the wrong thing to do).

1a short time when you forget something, do not pay attention, or fail to do something you should: lapse in lapses in securitylapse of a lapse of concentration After taking the drug, several patients suffered memory lapses (=they were unable to remember some things for short periods of time). Children shouldn’t be harshly punished for a lapse of judgment (=a time when they chose the wrong thing to do).2[usually singular] a period of time between two events: lapse of There is a lapse of five seconds before the flash goes off.3a failure to do something you should do, especially a failure to behave correctly: He didn’t offer Darren a drink, and Marie did not appear to notice the lapse. [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin lapsus, from labi to slip]

noun | verb

lapselapse2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

lapse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	lapse
	he, she, it	lapses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	lapsed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have lapsed
	he, she, it	has lapsed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had lapsed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will lapse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have lapsed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am lapsing
	he, she, it	is lapsing
	you, we, they	are lapsing
Past	I, he, she, it	was lapsing
	you, we, they	were lapsing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been lapsing
	he, she, it	has been lapsing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been lapsing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be lapsing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been lapsing

1if a contract, agreement, legal right, etc. lapses, it comes to an end, for example because an agreed time limit has passed: Catherine had allowed the insurance policy to lapse.2to gradually come to an end or to stop for a period of time: The conversation lapsed.lapse into something phrasal verb1lapse into silence/a coma/sleep etc. to go into a quiet or less active state: He lapsed into a coma and died two days later.2to return to behaving or speaking in a way that you did before, especially a way that is less good or acceptable: Gerhardt frequently lapses into German.3to get into a worse state: Following his death, the empire lapsed into chaos.

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