| 词汇 | lapse |
| 释义 | phraselapse[lapsed, lapsed, lapsing] lapse into 1. lapse into silence/unconsciousness/a deep sleep etc to become silent, unconscious, or asleep: Laura lapsed into a frosty silence, staring blindly out through the window. She crawled into her sleeping bag and immediately lapsed into unconsciousness.2. lapse into sth not passive to change into a much worse state or condition: The economy continued to lapse into decline, with manufacturing output down by over 10%.■ SIMILAR TO: fall into3. lapse into sth not passive to start behaving or speaking in a way that you used to speak or behave in the past but are now trying not to do so: Normally she spoke with a very posh English voice, but now and again she lapsed into her native Glasgow accent. Joe managed to give up the drinking for a few months, but he soon lapsed back into his old ways again.■ SIMILAR TO: slip into lapse from grace1. noun An instance in which acts or lives immorally, thus causing them to fall out of favor with God. My pastor said God will always forgive a lapse from grace if you truly repent. 2. noun An instance in which one does something that tarnishes one's reputation, causing one to fall out of favor with someone, such as the public. That actor had a catastrophic lapse from grace after his racially-charged tirade on social media. After my lapse from grace with my previous employers, I decided to set out on my own and begin my own company. 3. verb To fall out of favor with God or the church, typically due to acting or living immorally. Many a virtuous man and woman to lapse from grace in the pursuit of wealth and material success. The archbishop lashed out at priests who have lapsed from grace and besmirched the dignity of the church. 4. verb To fall out of favor, typically due to having done something that tarnishes one's reputation. Once an icon of the pop-music world, the singer lapsed from grace following a string of run-ins with the police. lapse into (something)To fall into some state or condition. John lapsed into a severe depression after being fired from his job. She survived the emergency surgery, but lapsed into a coma shortly thereafter. lapse from grace1. Lit. to fall out of favor with God. The child was told that if he ever smoked even one cigarette, he would lapse from grace for certain. It is easy, these days, to lapse from grace. 2. Fig. to fall out of favor. Ted lapsed from grace when he left the lobby door unlocked all weekend. I have to be there on time every day or I will lapse from grace for sure. lapse into somethingto weaken or slip into something, especially a coma. The survivor of the crash lapsed into a coma. Aunt Mary lapsed into unconsciousness and died. |
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