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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。
失效；终止
lapsed — past of lapse
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失效；终止
To become no longer valid or active.
He lapsed into silence after the argument.
争吵后他陷入沉默。
逐渐消退；平息。
To fall away gradually; to subside.
陷入错误或异端。
To fall into error or heresy.
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.
变为无效；失效。
To become void.
lapse
Base
原形
lapses
3rd person
第三人称单数
lapsing
-ing
现在分词
lapsed
Past
过去式
lapsed
Past participle
过去分词
He often lapses into bad habits.
他经常陷入坏习惯。
She lapsed into silence after the argument.
争吵后她陷入了沉默。
His concentration has lapsed several times today.
他的注意力今天已经涣散了几次。
常用搭配：lapse into sth.
If you don't use your gym membership for a month, it will lapse.
如果你一个月不使用你的健身房会员资格，它就会失效。
He lapsed into silence after the argument.
争论过后，他陷入了沉默。
My concentration lapses when I am tired.
我累的时候注意力就会减退。
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。
表示从某种良好状态或标准偏离或失误。
She lapsed from her usual high standards.
她背离了她一贯的高标准。
表示（权利、习惯等）终止或失效。
The subscription lapsed after one year.
订阅在一年后失效。
Not this
I lapsed my membership.
Use this
I let my membership lapse.
lapse 作为动词表示'失效'时是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，常用结构为 let something lapse 或 something lapses。
Not this
He lapsed to his old habits.
Use this
He lapsed into his old habits.
lapse 表示'陷入'某种状态时，固定搭配为 lapse into，而非 lapse to。
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陷入沉默
After the argument, they lapsed into silence.
争吵后，他们陷入了沉默。
陷入昏迷
The patient lapsed into unconsciousness after the accident.
事故后病人陷入昏迷。
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。
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。
让...失效/过期
She let her gym membership lapse.
她让她的健身会员资格失效了。
陷入昏迷
The driver lapsed into a coma after the crash.
司机在撞车后陷入昏迷。
陷入沉默
After the argument, he lapsed into silence.
争吵之后，他陷入了沉默。
陷入昏迷
The patient lapsed into a coma after the surgery.
手术后病人陷入昏迷。
失宠
The once-popular politician lapsed from grace after the scandal.
这位曾经受欢迎的政客在丑闻后失宠。
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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。
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。
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