lapsed + noun
The lapsed subscription was reactivated.
失效的订阅被重新激活。
已失效的；已终止的
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
No longer active, valid, or in effect; discontinued.
中止的；已停止或不再使用的
Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
变为较低价值的状态；尤其是失去宗教信仰的
Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
He tried to use his lapsed membership card at the gym.
他试图在健身房使用他已失效的会员卡。
用法提示：此处 lapsed 作为形容词，修饰 membership card，表示会员卡因未续费而失效。
A lapsed Catholic, she hadn't attended church in years.
作为一名不再虔诚的天主教徒，她已经多年没去教堂了。
用法提示：此处 lapsed 作为形容词，修饰 Catholic，表示某人已不再积极实践其宗教信仰。
The company sent a reminder about the lapsed subscription.
公司就已过期的订阅发送了提醒。
用法提示：此处 lapsed 作为形容词，修饰 subscription，表示订阅因未续费而终止。
The lapsed subscription was reactivated.
失效的订阅被重新激活。
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。
The policy remained lapsed for years.
该政策多年来一直处于失效状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子The subscription has elapsed.
正确表达The subscription has lapsed.
“elapsed”表示时间流逝，而“lapsed”表示（会员资格、合同等）失效。拼写混淆：两词发音相近但含义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子Their friendship collapsed.
正确表达Their friendship lapsed.
“collapsed”意为崩溃、突然倒塌，而“lapsed”在此表示逐渐终止或疏远。误用近义词导致语义偏差。
lapsed 指状态失效或堕落，而 elapsed 强调时间已经过去。
lapsed 指不再活跃或失效，而 collapsed 指结构倒塌或系统崩溃。
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