单词	lapse into sth
释义	Contents phrasal verb(2) lapse into sth (LESS ACTIVE) lapse into sth (WORSE) English Business lapse into sth — phrasal verb with lapse uk/læps/us/læps/verb [ I ] (LESS ACTIVE) to start speaking or behaving in a less active or acceptable way: No one could think of anything more to say, and the meeting lapsed into silence. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Deteriorating and making worse a step backwards idiom a turn of the screw idiom add afford aggravate backslide compound decline degrade disintegrate dog downgrade downhill exacerbate retrograde retrogress *run yourself* down seed slip slippery slope See more results » (WORSE) to gradually get into a worse state or condition: He lapsed into a coma and died four days later. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Deteriorating and making worse a step backwards idiom a turn of the screw idiom add afford aggravate backslide compound decline degrade disintegrate dog downgrade downhill exacerbate retrograde retrogress run yourself down seed slip slippery slope See more results » lapse into sth — phrasal verb with lapse uk/læps/usverb [ I ] to gradually get into a worse state or condition:** It seems likely that some of these countries will lapse into economic and political chaos. The finance minister dismissed reports that the economy was lapsing into recession.
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