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a lapse in + noun
表示在某方面的过失或疏忽。
He apologized for a lapse in concentration.
他因注意力不集中而道歉。
失误；疏忽
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失误；疏忽
A temporary failure or slip, especially one caused by inattention.
He apologized for a lapse in concentration.
他因注意力不集中而道歉。
暂时的失误；疏忽。
A temporary failure; a slip.
因不注意而导致的错误
a mistake resulting from inattention
标准的下降或降低。
A decline or fall in standards.
某事发生的中断或间歇
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
A momentary lapse of concentration caused the accident.
一时注意力不集中导致了事故。
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The manager overlooked a serious lapse in security.
经理忽视了一个严重的安全疏漏。
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Her memory lapse made her forget the appointment.
她的记忆失误让她忘记了约会。
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a lapse of three weeks between letters
信件之间有三周的间隔
WordNet
表示在某方面的过失或疏忽。
He apologized for a lapse in concentration.
他因注意力不集中而道歉。
表示一段时间间隔或流逝。
After a lapse of several years, they met again.
过了几年之后，他们再次相遇。
表示暂时性的出错或遗忘。
She had a lapse of memory and forgot the appointment.
她一时记忆力出错，忘了约会。
强调短暂且后果严重的过失。
A momentary lapse can lead to a serious accident.
瞬间的疏忽可能导致严重事故。
Not this
She made a lapse in judgment.
Use this
She had a lapse in judgment.
受中文‘犯错误’影响，学习者常误用‘make a lapse’，但英语中‘lapse’常与‘have’或‘suffer’搭配。
Not this
He is a lapse.
Use this
He made a lapse.
‘lapse’作为名词指‘过失’，不能用来描述人；应使用‘make a lapse’来表达‘犯了过失’。
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一时走神；注意力不集中
A brief lapse in concentration caused the driver to miss the traffic light.
驾驶员一时走神，错过了红绿灯。
短暂失忆；记性突然变差
She had a memory lapse and couldn't recall her old friend's name.
她突然想不起老朋友的名字。
时间间隔；光阴流逝
After a lapse of several years, the two scientists resumed their collaboration.
时隔数年后，两位科学家恢复了合作。
安全疏漏
The data breach was caused by a security lapse in the company's network.
数据泄露是由公司网络的安全疏漏造成的。
道德失范；品行失检
The priest's moral lapse shocked the entire congregation.
这位牧师的道德失范让整个会众震惊。
一时忘记；记错
I had a complete lapse of memory and couldn't remember her name.
我突然彻底想不起来了，怎么也想不起她的名字。
判断失误
Drinking and driving was a serious lapse in judgment.
酒后驾驶是严重的判断失误。
时间的流逝
The photographs had faded with the lapse of time.
随着时间流逝，这些照片已经褪色了。
一时的理智失误
A lyric from Pink Floyd's song "One Slip" (1987), also the title of their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason"; it suggests a brief failure of judgment or rationality.
出自平克·弗洛伊德1987年的歌曲《One Slip》，也是该乐队1987年专辑《A Momentary Lapse of Reason》的标题，意指短暂的判断或理性失误。
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联想 collapse 倒塌前的那一瞬：lapse 是短暂失误、疏忽或时间中断，像大崩塌前的小裂缝。
语域：mixed 常见场景：书面或正式表达中的“失误、疏忽”、法律/合同文件中指权利终止或失效、专业技术语境中的递减或时间间隔 该词作名词时语义较多，整体常用于书面或正式场合，日常口语中相对少用；在法律、合同或气象等专业语境中尤其正式。具体含义多需根据搭配和上下文判断，例如可表示一时走神、时间间隔或权利失效。
常与介词 in 连用，表示在某方面的失误。
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