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lapse

🇬🇧 UK/læps/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1

Definitions

n.

A temporary failure or slip in concentration, memory, or behaviour; a break in continuity.

失误,疏忽;(时间的)流逝;中断

v.

To slip into a worse state or bad habit; (of a right or agreement) to become invalid through disuse or expiry.

(不知不觉地)陷入;(权利、协议等)失效,终止

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
lapseslip, slide, fall, glide
=lapse

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A momentary lapse in judgment led him to make a serious financial mistake.

  • 2.

    Your insurance policy will lapse if you fail to pay the premium on time.

  • 3.

    After years of meditation practice, he finally lapsed into a state of complete peace.

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