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lapsed

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verb

逐渐消失，衰退。

To fall away gradually; to subside.

Examples :

"Her gym membership lapsed because she forgot to renew it. "

她的健身房会员资格因为她忘记续费而失效了。

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verb

堕落，误入歧途。

To fall into error or heresy.

Examples :

"After years of faithfully attending church, she lapsed into agnosticism, questioning the existence of God. "

多年来她一直虔诚地去教堂，后来却堕落成了不可知论者，开始质疑上帝的存在。

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verb

堕落，陷入，重蹈覆辙

To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.

Examples :

"After weeks of successfully quitting, he lapsed and smoked a cigarette. "

戒烟几周成功后，他又没忍住，抽了根烟。（戒烟几周成功后，他又堕落了，抽了根烟。）

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verb

失效，作废。

To become void.

Examples :

"Her gym membership lapsed because she forgot to renew it. "

她的健身房会员卡因为她忘了续费，所以失效了。

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verb

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.

Examples :

"Because she forgot to pay the renewal fee, her membership to the gym lapsed. "

因为她忘记支付续费，她的健身房会员资格就失效了。

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adjective

失效的，废止的。

Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.

Examples :

"My gym membership is lapsed because I forgot to renew it. "

我的健身房会员资格已经失效了，因为我忘记续费了。

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adjective

堕落的，背弃的.

(of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.

Examples :

"After moving to the city and being surrounded by different beliefs, she became a lapsed Catholic, no longer attending church or practicing her faith. "

搬到城市后，周围充斥着各种不同的信仰，她变成了一个不再信奉天主教的人，不再去教堂，也不再实践她的信仰，可以算是一个背弃天主教的信徒了。

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adjective

放弃信仰的，不再信奉的

By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.

Examples :

"He considered himself a lapsed vegetarian after eating a steak at a barbecue. "

在烧烤时吃了一块牛排后，他觉得自己已经算是一个放弃素食信仰的人了。

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adjective

失效的, 过期的。

(of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.

Examples :

"Because no one came forward to claim it after many years, the unclaimed scholarship fund became a lapsed legacy and was used for general school expenses. "

由于多年无人认领，这笔无人认领的奖学金基金变成了一笔失效的遗产，被用于学校的日常开支。