Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9458
lapse
失效；终止
核心释义
To become no longer valid or active.
- 1.
逐渐消退；平息。
To fall away gradually; to subside.
- 2.
陷入错误或异端。
To fall into error or heresy.
- 3.
无意中染上想要避免的坏习惯。
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
- 4.
变为无效；失效。
To become void.
- 5.
因权利人疏忽或未履行而转归他人或偏离原定归属。
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
故态复萌；重染恶习；逐渐消退；慢慢减弱；误入歧途；陷入异端；（因未履行而）转归；移转；逐渐消退；平息。
用法In use
If you don't use your gym membership for a month, it will lapse.
用法提示：此处lapse为动词，表示‘失效、终止’，用于描述会员资格因未使用而失效。
He lapsed into silence after the argument.
用法提示：此处lapse为动词过去式，表示‘陷入某种状态’，后接into短语。
My concentration lapses when I am tired.
用法提示：此处lapse为动词第三人称单数形式，表示‘减退、下降’，描述注意力的减弱。
lapse into sth
表示进入某种状态（通常为消极状态）。
He lapsed into silence after the argument.
争吵后他陷入沉默。
lapse from sth
表示从某种良好状态或标准偏离或失误。
She lapsed from her usual high standards.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lapse into silence
- 陷入沉默
- After the argument, they lapsed into silence.争吵后，他们陷入了沉默。
- lapse into unconsciousness
- 陷入昏迷
- The patient lapsed into unconsciousness after the accident.事故后病人陷入昏迷。
- lapse into bad habits
- 养成坏习惯
- He lapsed into his old bad habits after moving back home.搬回家后，他又养成了旧坏习惯。
- lapse from grace
- 失宠；堕落
- The once-popular politician lapsed from grace after the scandal.这位曾经受欢迎的政治家在丑闻后失宠了。
- let something lapse
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
lapse 发音类似“拉普斯”，想象一个叫拉普斯的人总是犯错、失效，记住“lapse”即过失、流逝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal contexts、professional evaluation 通常用于正式场合或书面语，表示因疏忽而犯错，多出现在法律、商业或评价性文本中。
语法说明Grammar Note
Lapse作及物动词时意为'使失效'，较少用；主要用作不及物动词，常接介词into，表示陷入某种状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in 'apse' (apse, collapse) rhyme exactly with 'lapse' (/læps/). Words ending in 'asp' (e.g., grasp, clasp, rasp, asp) share the same vowel /æ/ but end with /sp/, making them near rhymes. Beware of 'traipse' (/treɪps/) which looks similar but has a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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