Word · Frequency #35358
lapsed
/læpst/
adjective
已失效的;已终止的
No longer active, valid, or in effect; discontinued.
- 1.
Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
中止的;已停止或不再使用的
- 2.
Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
变为较低价值的状态;尤其是失去宗教信仰的
背弃信仰的;叛教的;中止的;已停止或不再使用的;变为较低价值的状态;尤其是失去宗教信仰的;丧失的;堕落的;[法] 失效的
In use
He tried to use his lapsed membership card at the gym.
A lapsed Catholic, she hadn't attended church in years.
The company sent a reminder about the lapsed subscription.
lapsed + noun
The lapsed subscription was reactivated.
失效的订阅被重新激活。
lapsed + noun (person)
常用指人,表示放弃信仰或习惯。
He is a lapsed Catholic.
他是一个不再虔诚的天主教徒。
remain lapsed
The policy remained lapsed for years.
该政策多年来一直处于失效状态。
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