lapse

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  • n.
    小错,疏忽
    行为失检,失足
    流逝
    [法](权利等的)失效,消失
  • vi.
    退步
    陷入,堕入
    失效,终止
    [法]转归

单词词源

lapse 过错,疏忽

来自拉丁语labi,滑落,滑倒,来自PIE*sleib,*slei,黏,滑,词源同slip,lime.引申词义过错,疏忽。

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双语例句

1. They will lapse on july 31st .
它们将在七月三十一号失效。
2. The deal will lapse if it is not completed by april 23 .
该交易若到4月23日仍未完成,将自行失效。
3. If they are allowed to lapse , would that be " raising taxes " ?
如果允许这样的政策失效,是否意味着就是“提高税收”了?
4. These small lapses took place against the background of a much bigger lapse .
这些小失误发生的背景,是一种严重得多的怠惰。
5. Likewise , many dying people want to reconnect with a spiritual practice that they 've allowed to lapse over the years .
同样地,许多濒死之人想要重新开始他们多年前已经流逝的精神锻炼。

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