| 释义 |
lapse | BrE laps, AmE læps | A. noun ① (slip) 小错 xiǎocuò ▸ a lapse of memory 记错 ▸ a lapse in concentration 走神 ② (moral error) 行为失检 xíngwéi shījiǎn ▸ a lapse from 对…的违反 ‹virtue, standards›▸ a lapse into sin 堕入罪孽 ▸ a momentary or temporary lapse 一时的失足 ③ (interval) 时间间隔 shíjiān jiàngé ▸ a lapse of 6 months or a 6-month lapse 半年的间隔 ④ (of right, patent, policy) 期满终止 qīmǎn zhōngzhǐ B. intransitive verb ① (fail to maintain position or standard) «person» 背弃 bèiqì ; «standard, ideal» 降低 jiàngdī ▸ to lapse from; 背离 ‹virtue, standards, principle›② (sink or drift) «person» 衰退 shuāituì ; «custom» 消失 xiāoshī ▸ to lapse into sth; 陷入 ‹silence, sleep, unconsciousness›▸ to lapse into bad habits 染上恶习 ▸ to lapse into dialect 说起方言 ③ Law (expire) «right, law» 期满终止 qīmǎn zhōngzhǐ |