lapse

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Khoảng thời gian, khoảng lặng

BrE /læps/ AmE /læps/

noun / verb en → vi

1 TIME [singular] B2

Khoảng thời gian, khoảng lặng

a short period of time when something happens or does not happen

  • a lapse in communication

Collocations lapse of time · lapse of silence

  • There was a long lapse between the two events.

    Có một khoảng thời gian dài giữa hai sự kiện.

2 FAIL [in + noun] C1

Bỏ qua, quên làm gì đó

to fail to do something that you should have done, or to stop doing something that you should continue to do

  • lapse into bad habits

Collocations lapse in duty · lapse into silence

  • He lapsed into a deep depression.

    Anh ta đã rơi vào một cơn trầm cảm sâu sắc.

3 EXPIRE [in + noun] C1

Hết hạn hiệu lực

to stop being valid or effective, especially because of not having been renewed in time

  • lapse into invalidity

Collocations lapse of a contract · lapse of an agreement

  • The insurance policy will lapse at the end of this year.

    Hợp đồng bảo hiểm sẽ hết hạn vào cuối năm nay.

1 FAIL [in + noun] C1

Bỏ qua, quên làm gì đó

to stop doing something that you should continue to do, or to fail to do something that you should have done

  • lapse into bad habits

Collocations lapse in duty · lapse into silence

  • He lapsed into a deep depression.

    Anh ta đã rơi vào một cơn trầm cảm sâu sắc.