n.过失；流逝；间隔；堕落；失效

vi.流逝；失效；堕落；停止

vt.使失效

英式：[læpsɪŋ]
美式：[læpsɪŋ]

用作名词 (n.)

The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse. 这名男子承认超速行驶,并且为自己的过失道歉。

I started to eat the peas with my hands, but I don't think anyone noticed my little lapse. 我开始用手吃豌豆，但我想没有人注意到我的小错误。

The lapse of time is irreversible. 时光流逝不可逆转。

The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory. 时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。

After a lapse of several years he came back to see us. 数年不见之后，他又回来看我们了。

Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses. 希望做妻子的原谅丈夫一时行为失检。

Remind me to renew the driver's license.It will lapse next month. 提醒我更换驾驶执照，它下个月就失效了。

An offer will lapse or disappear on the happening of certain events. 要约在一些特定事项出现时失效。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

The days lapsed away. 日子在不知不觉之中过去。

She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year. 她听任她的会员资格在第一年后失效

The gun began to lapse into silence. 炮声已开始沉寂了。