lapse
失效
definition
verb
my membership to the gym has lapsed
(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.
the country has lapsed into chaos
pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition).
noun
a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match
a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.
there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events
an interval or passage of time.
translation of 'lapse'
verb
失算,
失误,
失策
noun
过失,
失策
example
Had they not suffered a costly 'lapse' of concentration just two minutes from time then City could now be looking forward to a midweek trek to South Wales for a replay.
a 'lapse' of concentration in the second set cost her the match
‘It would appear the cause of this accident was perhaps a momentary 'lapse' of concentration, perhaps, by the defendant,’ he said.
He can make dazzling plays, but his concentration can 'lapse' on routine pickups and throws.
A general correlation between an agent's 'lapse' from virtue and her decline from flourishing is enough for some purposes.
I didn't think that game was going to be a draw, and it would have been criminal had we drawn tonight and gone out because of a silly 'lapse' of concentration.
If you don't discover your terrible 'lapse' of memory until the day after, throw even more money at the problem.
‘I apologise for this misjudgement and the 'lapse' in my usually high standards,’ said Councillor Reid.
But Hewson from Sydney benefited from a 'lapse' in standards by Doyle in the second set and got back to 4-4.
tracing his 'lapse' into petty crime
She stopped in her tracks and rose onto her toes, trying to see through the people, cursing her 'lapse' of concentration.
A decade after the rape, he explains the time 'lapse' , as well as his frequent nosebleeds and fainting spells, as the work of alien abductors.
If you let your rights 'lapse' they will be sold in the market at the end of the process and you will receive a cheque for the proceeds.
But there was a 'lapse' from the incidence of the first attack to the discovery of the patch when your PC was vulnerable.
The 'lapse' of time before the first written sources is considerable.
If there has been a ‘merely’ procedural 'lapse' or omission, it may be straightforward to envisage what the course of events would have been if procedures had stayed on track.
Thus it was all the more unfortunate when the movement was interrupted by a memory 'lapse' that necessitated a brief conference at the podium between soloist and conductor.
The original agreement was to 'lapse' in February, but it was extended to April, and the total number to be trained was now to be sufficient for 18 squadrons.
Despite the stressful transition, she was also happy to tell me that she had not used marijuana since her single 'lapse' after leaving treatment.
tracing his 'lapse' into petty crime
This has got to be a temporary 'lapse' in judgement, like a lost weekend at a Big Ten college.
It was a shocking 'lapse' from the usually solid stopper and completely knocked the wind out of City's sails.
That is, if an agreement can be reached in Helsinki, its claim for independence will 'lapse' .
The time 'lapse' - known as a vesting period, acts as an incentive to employees to remain with the company at least until they can reap their rewards.
So far as they clearly thought this was a serious 'lapse' which they describe as the Appellant abandoning his patient when her condition was still serious, their Lordships entirely agree.
Forty is historically recognised as the number of completion and the 'lapse' of 40 years signifies the passing of a generation.
This lead to the 'lapse' of judgement involved in ordering the uber-drinks.
But the real question is this: which projects get priority, and which are left to 'lapse' ?
There was a 'lapse' of three years, while the book was left in America, at the Reynolds home, during which you made no entries.
If whatever drove him off the road - a blow - out, a 'lapse' of concentration, it is still unexplained - had occurred a few seconds earlier he might have come to a stop in the field.
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