lapsed 音标拼音: [l'æpst]
a . 过去的,堕落的,转归他人的
过去的,堕落的,转归他人的
lapsed adj 1 :
no longer active or practicing ; "
a lapsed Catholic " [
synonym :
{
lapsed }, {
nonchurchgoing }]
Lapse \
Lapse \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Lapsed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Lapsing }.]
1 .
To pass slowly and smoothly downward ,
backward ,
or away ;
to slip downward ,
backward ,
or away ;
to glide ; --
mostly restricted to figurative uses .
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1913 Webster ]
A tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those northern nations from whom we are descended .
--
Swift .
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Homer ,
in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites ,
has lapsed into the burlesque character . --
Addison .
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2 .
To slide or slip in moral conduct ;
to fail in duty ;
to fall from virtue ;
to deviate from rectitude ;
to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake .
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To lapse in fullness Is sorer than to lie for need . --
Shak .
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3 . (
Law )
(
a )
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another ,
or from the original destination ,
by the omission ,
negligence ,
or failure of some one ,
as a patron ,
a legatee ,
etc .
(
b )
To become ineffectual or void ;
to fall .
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1913 Webster ]
If the archbishop shall not fill it up within six months ensuing ,
it lapses to the king .
--
Ayliffe .
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Lapsed \
Lapsed \,
a .
1 .
Having slipped downward ,
backward ,
or away ;
having lost position ,
privilege ,
etc .,
by neglect ; --
restricted to figurative uses .
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Once more I will renew His lapsed powers ,
though forfeit . --
Milton .
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2 .
Ineffectual ,
void ,
or forfeited ;
as ,
a lapsed policy of insurance ;
a lapsed legacy .
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{
Lapsed devise }, {
Lapsed legacy } (
Law ),
a devise ,
or legacy ,
which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of the devisee ,
or legatee ,
before that of the testator ,
or for other cause . --
Wharton (
Law Dict .).
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1913 Webster ]
94 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lapsed ":
Adamic ,
Circean ,
ago ,
animal ,
animalistic ,
antiquated ,
antique ,
apostate ,
atheistic ,
backsliding ,
beastlike ,
beastly ,
bestial ,
blasphemous ,
blown over ,
bodily ,
brutal ,
brute ,
brutish ,
by ,
bygone ,
bypast ,
carnal ,
carnal -
minded ,
coarse ,
dated ,
dead ,
dead and buried ,
deceased ,
defunct ,
departed ,
earthy ,
elapsed ,
erring ,
expired ,
extinct ,
fallen ,
fallen from grace ,
finished ,
fleshly ,
forgotten ,
frail ,
gone ,
gone glimmering ,
gone -
by ,
gross ,
has -
been ,
impious ,
impure ,
infirm ,
irrecoverable ,
irreligious ,
irreverent ,
material ,
materialistic ,
no more ,
nonspiritual ,
obsolete ,
of easy virtue ,
orgiastic ,
over ,
passe ,
passed ,
passed away ,
past ,
peccable ,
physical ,
postlapsarian ,
prodigal ,
profanatory ,
profane ,
recidivist ,
recidivistic ,
recreant ,
renegade ,
run out ,
sacrilegious ,
swinish ,
unangelic ,
unchaste ,
unclean ,
undutiful ,
ungodly ,
ungood ,
unrighteous ,
unsaintly ,
unspiritual ,
unvirtuous ,
vanished ,
virtueless ,
wanton ,
wayward ,
weak ,
wound up
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LAPSED Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of LAPSED is having ceased to be active in practice, membership, or belief How to use lapsed in a sentence
LAPSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary LAPSED definition: 1 no longer involved in an activity or organization: 2 no longer being continued or paid: 3 no… Learn more
LAPSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of LAPSE is a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention How to use lapse in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Lapse
LAPSED Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Lapsed definition: expired; voided; terminated See examples of LAPSED used in a sentence
Lapsed - definition of lapsed by The Free Dictionary No longer active or practicing: a lapsed Catholic; a lapsed club member American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition Lapsed - definition of lapsed by The Free Dictionary
LAPSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary LAPSE meaning: 1 a temporary failure: 2 a period of time passing between two things happening: 3 to end… Learn more
LAPSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary LAPSED definition: expired ; voided ; terminated | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
LAPSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 13 meanings: 1 a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature 2 a break in occurrence, usage, etc 3 a gradual decline Click for more definitions
lapsed - Wiktionary, the free dictionary lapsed (not generally comparable, comparative more lapsed, superlative most lapsed) Discontinued ; having ceased or gone out of use 1895 , William Andrews, Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects , Hull: Hull Press, →OCLC , page 30 :
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