lapse
英[l?ps]
美[l?ps]
- n. 失效；流逝；過(guò)失
- vi. 失效；流逝；背離，失檢；陷入
英英釋意
- 1. a mistake resulting from inattention
- 2. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something;
- "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
- 3. a failure to maintain a higher state
