| 释义 |
lapse /laps/ intransitive verb- To slip or glide
- To pass by degrees
- To fall away by ceasing or relaxing effort or cause
- To fall from the faith
- To fail in virtue or duty
- To pass into disuse
- To pass or fail owing to some omission or non-fulfilment
- To become void
transitive verb- To catch in a lapse (Shakespeare; perh with associations of lap or latch)
- To allow to pass, fall away or become void
noun- A slip
- Passage (of time)
- A falling away
- A failure (in virtue, attention, memory, etc)
- A vertical gradient, eg of atmospheric temperature
- A gliding (archaic)
ORIGIN: L lāpsāre to slip, lāpsus a slip, from lābi, lāpsus to slip lapsˈable adjective Liable to lapse lapsed adjective - Having slipped or passed or been let slip
- Esp in the Christian Church, fallen away from the faith
lapse rate noun (meteorology) Rate of change in temperature in relation to height in the atmosphere |