Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9458
lapsed
失效；终止
lapsed is the past of lapse.
To become no longer valid or active.
- 1.
To fall away gradually; to subside.
逐渐消退；平息。
- 2.
To fall into error or heresy.
陷入错误或异端。
- 3.
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
无意中染上想要避免的坏习惯。
- 4.
To become void.
变为无效；失效。
- 5.
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.
因权利人疏忽或未履行而转归他人或偏离原定归属。
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。
In use
If you don't use your gym membership for a month, it will lapse.
He lapsed into silence after the argument.
My concentration lapses when I am tired.
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.
她背离了她一贯的高标准。
lapse (no object)
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。
Connections
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
- 让...失效/过期
- She let her gym membership lapse.她让她的健身会员资格失效了。
- lapse into a coma
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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.
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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