動(dòng)詞 lapse:

1. pass into a specified state or condition
   同義詞：sink, pass, lapse
2. end, at least for a long time
   同義詞：lapse
3. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
   同義詞：lapse, backslide
4. go back to bad behavior
   同義詞：relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
5. let slip
   同義詞：lapse
6. pass by
   同義詞：elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

形容詞 lapsed:

1. no longer active or practicing
   同義詞：nonchurchgoing

1. After supper the quarrel lapsed into silence.
   晚飯后爭(zhēng)吵逐漸平息下來(lái)了。
2. A lapsed Catholic; a lapsed club member.
   離經(jīng)叛道的天主教徒; 不再參加活動(dòng)的俱樂(lè)部成員
3. She lapsed into a coma.
   她逐漸陷入昏迷狀態(tài)。
4. He didn't get any compensation because his insurance policy had lapsed.
   他因保險(xiǎn)單失效未得任何補(bǔ)償。

lapsed

adj.（形容詞）
No longer active or practicing:
失效：不再有效或?qū)嵭械模?/br>例句：
a lapsed Catholic; a lapsed club member.
離經(jīng)叛道的天主教徒；不再參加活動(dòng)的俱樂(lè)部成員