lapse

關於lapse的翻譯

過失,流逝,失效 <<非及物動詞>>犯錯,墮落,退步,消失,流逝 <<及物動詞>>使失效

lapse definition

1. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
• examples: a lapse of three weeks between letters
2. end, at least for a long time
• examples: The correspondence lapsed
3. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
4. let slip
• examples: He lapsed his membership