英式：[l?ps?z]
美式：[l?ps?z]

n.過失；流逝；間隔；墮落；失效

vi.流逝；失效；墮落；停止

vt.使失效

用作名詞 (n.)

The man admitted driving over the speed limit and apologized for the lapse. 這名男子承認(rèn)超速行駛,并且為自己的過失道歉。

I started to eat the peas with my hands, but I don't think anyone noticed my little lapse. 我開始用手吃豌豆，但我想沒有人注意到我的小錯(cuò)誤。

The lapse of time is irreversible. 時(shí)光流逝不可逆轉(zhuǎn)。

The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory. 時(shí)光的流逝絕不會(huì)把那廢墟的景象從我的記憶中沖淡。

After a lapse of several years he came back to see us. 數(shù)年不見之后，他又回來看我們了。

Wives were expected to forgive their husbands' lapses. 希望做妻子的原諒丈夫一時(shí)行為失檢。

Remind me to renew the driver's license.It will lapse next month. 提醒我更換駕駛執(zhí)照，它下個(gè)月就失效了。

An offer will lapse or disappear on the happening of certain events. 要約在一些特定事項(xiàng)出現(xiàn)時(shí)失效。

用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)

The days lapsed away. 日子在不知不覺之中過去。

She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year. 她聽任她的會(huì)員資格在第一年后失效

The gun began to lapse into silence. 炮聲已開始沉寂了。

collapses

v.倒塌，崩潰，瓦解，折疊（collapse的第三人稱單數(shù)）