lapseKK [ˋlæps] /ˈlæps/名詞1疏失、失誤、過失A single lapse in judgment cost the company millions of dollars.一次判斷上的疏失讓公司損失了好幾百萬。2間隔、空檔After a lapse of ten years, the two friends finally met again.相隔十年之後，這兩位朋友終於再次見面。3失效、終止正式The lapse of his insurance policy left him without coverage.他的保單失效，使他失去了保障。4墮落、退步Her lapse into old drinking habits worried everyone at home.她又回到以前酗酒的壞習慣，讓全家人都很擔心。動詞1失效、到期My gym membership lapsed because I forgot to renew it.我忘了續約，健身房會員資格就失效了。顯示全部 9 個義項動詞2陷入、轉為The room lapsed into silence when the manager walked in.經理一走進來，整個房間就陷入一片沉默。3故態復萌、墮落He lapsed back into smoking after three months without cigarettes.他戒菸三個月後又故態復萌，重新抽起菸來。4流逝、消逝正式Several years lapsed before anyone noticed the missing documents.好幾年過去了，才有人發現那些文件不見了。5中斷、停止Their correspondence lapsed after she moved abroad.她搬到國外之後，兩人的通信就中斷了。