lapse
名詞
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定義 lapse 名詞
failure(失誤)
- Countable(可數名詞)
a temporary or minor failure, often in concentration or judgment.
過失；小錯誤
a momentary lapse in focus
一時的分心
a lapse during the inspection process
檢查過程中的失誤
a brief lapse of memory
短暫的記憶喪失
period(期間)
- Countable(可數名詞)Usually singular(通常單數)
an interval or passage of time between two events or occurrences.
（兩件事之間的）間隔時間
after a lapse of time
經過一段時間後
following a brief lapse
在短暫的間隔後
after a considerable lapse
經過相當長的時間後
動詞
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定義 lapse 動詞
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
to come to an end or become invalid due to a failure to renew or maintain.
（因逾期）失效；終止
to allow a contract to lapse
允許合約失效
Their membership has lapsed.
他們的會員資格已經失效。
His insurance policy has lapsed.
他的保險單已經失效。
片語動詞 lapse
- lapse into something
to begin to act or communicate in a less dynamic or acceptable manner
陷入（消極狀態）
• He began to lapse into silence during the meeting, seeming to enter a less dynamic state.
他在會議中開始陷入沉默，似乎進入了一種不太活躍的狀態。