noun🔗Share失误，过失。 A temporary failure; a slip."The student's concentration had a lapse during the test, causing her to miss a few easy questions. "考试的时候，那个学生的注意力走神了，出现了一点小失误，导致她错过了几道简单的题。actiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下滑，衰退。 A decline or fall in standards."The recent lapse in attendance at the weekly family dinners has been concerning. "最近每周家庭聚餐出席率的下降令人担忧。qualityconditionattitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share中断，间断. A pause in continuity."The lapse in electricity caused a disruption in the evening meeting. "电力中断导致了晚间会议的中止。timegapChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share间隔, 间隙 An interval of time between events."There was a long lapse between finishing high school and starting college. "高中毕业和上大学之间隔了很长一段时间。timeeventperiodgapChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share失效，终止。 A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect."Her membership in the book club lapsed because she stopped attending meetings. "因为她不再参加读书会，她的会员资格就失效了。rightlawbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share递减率，直减率 A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air."The hikers experienced a significant lapse in temperature as they climbed the mountain. "随着登山高度增加，登山者们明显感觉到气温的递减率非常大。weatherscienceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share失效，失效条款 A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective."The will stated a lapse in the inheritance because the beneficiary passed away before the testator. "遗嘱中规定了失效条款，因为受益人在立遗嘱人之前去世了，导致继承失效。propertylawfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share堕落，背离。 A fall or apostasy."His recent lapse in attendance at school meetings signaled a growing disinterest in the extracurricular activities. "他最近几次缺席学校会议，表明他对课外活动越来越失去兴趣，这是一种堕落的表现。religionmoraltheologyguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share消退，衰退. To fall away gradually; to subside."The student's attention began to lapse during the long lecture. "在漫长的讲座中，学生的注意力开始逐渐消退。tendencytimeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堕落，陷入歧途。 To fall into error or heresy."After years of strict adherence to the religious doctrine, she began to question its teachings and eventually lapsed into heresy. "多年来她一直严格遵守宗教教义，但后来她开始质疑这些教义，最终堕落陷入了异端邪说。religiontheologymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堕落，陷入。 To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid."After a week of strict dieting, he lapsed into eating sugary snacks again. "严格节食一周后，他又开始控制不住地吃起了含糖零食，又堕落回去了。tendencymindactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share失效，作废。 To become void."The library card will lapse if you don't renew it by the end of the month. "如果这个月底之前你不续借，你的借书证就会失效。lawtimebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share丧失，失效，终止。 To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee."The inheritance of the family farm lapsed to the younger son because the older son failed to meet the required financial conditions. "由于长子未能满足规定的经济条件，家族农场的继承权便由次子继承了 (Yóuyú chángzǐ wèinéng mǎnzú guīdìng de jīngjì tiáojiàn, jiāzú nóngchǎng de jìchéngquán biàn yóu cìzǐ jìchéng le.)propertylawbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
