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-derivedExample 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.