| 词组 | lapse into |
| 释义 | 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 into 3. 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 |
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