lapse
US: /ˈɫæps/
UK: /lˈæps/
UK: /lˈæps/
English Vietnamese dictionary
lapse /læps/
- danh từ
- sự lầm lẫn, sự sai sót
- a lapse of memory: sự nhâng trí; sự nhớ lắm
- a lapse of the tongue: sự lỡ lời, sự viết lẫn
- sự sa ngâ, sự suy đồi, sự truỵ lạc
- a lapse from virtue; moral lapse: sự sa ngã
- khoảng, quãng, lát, hồi
- a lapse of time: một khoảng thời gian
- (pháp lý) sự mất hiệu lực; sự mất quyền lợi
- (khí tượng) sự giảm độ nhiệt; sự giảm áp suất
- dòng chảy nhẹ (nước)
- sự lầm lẫn, sự sai sót
- nội động từ
- sa vào, sa ngã
- to lapse into sin: sa vào vòng tội lỗi
- ((thường) + away) trôi đi, qua đi
- time lapses away: thời gian trôi đi
- (pháp lý) mất hiệu lực, mất quyền lợi, rơi vào tay người khác
- rights may lapse if they are not made use of: quyền hạn có thể mất hiệu lực nếu không được sử dụng
- sa vào, sa ngã
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a small mistake, especially one that is caused by forgetting sth or by being careless: a lapse of concentration / memory + A momentary lapse in the final set cost her the match.
2 a period of time between two things that happen: After a lapse of six months we met up again. + He wrote to us after a considerable lapse of time.
3 an example or period of bad behaviour from sb who normally behaves well: I forgot to thank her for the invitation but I don't think she noticed my lapse.
+ verb [V]
1 (of a contract, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer valid because the period of time that it lasts has come to an end: She had allowed her membership to lapse. + The treaty lapsed in 1995.
2 to gradually become weaker or come to an end: His concentration lapsed after a few minutes. + This custom had lapsed over the years.
3 ~ (from sth) to stop believing in or practising your religion: He lapsed from Judaism when he was a student.
lapsed adjective [only before noun]: a lapsed subscription + lapsed faith + a lapsed Catholic
Phrasal Verbs: lapse into sth
1 to gradually pass into a worse or less active state or condition: to lapse into unconsciousness / a coma + She lapsed into silence again.
2 to start speaking or behaving in a different way, often one that is less acceptable: He soon lapsed back into his old ways.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 slip, error, mistake, fault, failing, oversight, blunder, shortcoming, omission, Formal lapsus, Colloq slip-up, fluff, goof:
Apart from a brief lapse, the child behaved very well. Owing to a lapse, your payment was not credited
2 gap, break, interval, intermission, interruption, pause, lacuna, hiatus, Prosody caesura, Colloq hold-up:
Listeners in Scotland experienced a lapse in transmission, for which we apologize.
3 decline, lowering, fall, deterioration, drop, diminution, descent:
There has been a serious lapse in church attendance.
v.
4 decline, lower, fall, drop, diminish, sink, slip, slump, subside, deteriorate:
Despite the doctor's best efforts, he lapsed into a coma.
5 run out, expire, be discontinued, become void, terminate, end, cease, stop:
Your option to sell the shares at the offering price lapses on Friday
6 pass, elapse, go by, slip away:
Three months had lapsed since she last saw him.
Collocation dictionary
1 small error
ADJ.
minor | momentary, temporary | sudden | memory, mental
I keep suffering these mental lapses.
VERB + LAPSE
have, suffer
I had a momentary lapse when I couldn't remember his name.
PREP.
~ in
a lapse in attention
| ~ of
sudden lapses of concentration
2 bad behaviour
ADJ.
curious, odd
It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.
3 passing of time
ADJ.
brief, considerable | time
PHRASES
~ of
after a considerable lapse of time a time lapse of three months
Concise English dictionary
lapses|lapsed|lapsinglæps
noun
+a mistake resulting from inattention
+a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
+a failure to maintain a higher state
verb
+pass into a specified state or condition
+end, at least for a long time
+drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
+go back to bad behavior
+let slip
+pass by
