1small error; bad manners小錯誤;失禮ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAPSE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤minor小過失➤major, serious重大/嚴重失誤◇a serious lapse in judgment嚴重的判斷失誤➤unfortunate不幸的過失▸➤brief, momentary, temporary一時的失誤▸➤sudden意外的失誤➤occasional, rare偶然的/少有的失誤◇Dawson's occasional lapses of concentration道森偶爾的走神➤memory, mental記錯;思維遺失◇I keep suffering these mental lapses.我總是記錯。➤intelligence, security情報失誤;安全漏洞◇the investigation into security lapses at the laboratory對實驗室安全漏洞的調查➤odd (BrE) 奇怪的行為失檢◇It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.對一個平時如此禮貌的人來說,這種閃失真是異常。➤ethical, moral (both especially NAmE) 道德過失◇allegations of ethical lapses對道德過失的指責VERB + LAPSE➤have, suffer出錯;疏忽◇I had a momentary lapse when I couldn't remember his name.我一時失憶,想不起他的名字了。PREPOSITION➤lapse in在⋯方面的疏忽◇a lapse in attention注意力分散➤lapse of⋯的疏忽◇sudden lapses of concentration注意力的一時不集中lapse
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2passing of time時間推移ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief短暫的間隔▸➤➤long長時間的間隔◇I'm sorry for the long lapse of time between updates.我對更新間隔較長表示抱歉。➤time時光流逝PHRASES➤lapse of⋯的流逝◇after a considerable lapse of time許久以後◇a time lapse of three months3 個月的時間間隔