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lapsed

/lapst/US // læpst //

失效的,失效,已失效,失效了

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : expired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy.
    • : no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc.: a lapsed Catholic.

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Examples

  • It’s much easier to keep traffic flowing than to regain loyalty and interest from lapsed consumers.

  • They’re also seeing an increase in cavities and gum disease that may be due to a combination of lapsed appointments, pandemic eating and drinking habits, and less-than-stellar brushing and flossing.

  • Coupon, voucher and rewards strategies — potentially combined with in-store redemption where applicable — have the potential to drive new, existing and lapsed customers to conversion.

  • His continued enthusiasm for his work, when most other people would have long since lapsed into retirement, was remarkable.

  • Scheuer aired his views first to CBS News, then on Fox News when his CBS contract lapsed.

  • However, the act lapsed in 2011 and Congress had a difficult time renewing it.

  • Evans, 31, whose eyes gleam behind a mess of blonde hair, was a formerly committed Christian whose faith had lapsed.

  • Sher lapsed into prayer, imploring Allah to make the executions stop.

  • Eusebius, the successor of Marcellus, was also banished on account of the controversy concerning the lapsed.

  • Mildred introduced Diotti to her father, who after a few commonplaces lapsed into silence.

  • After a minute or two, the silence grew oppressive, and they began to converse again, but soon again lapsed into silence.

  • He lapsed into silence after that, and Sara Lee, stealing a glance at him, saw his face set and hard.

  • Then Richard lapsed again into a stupor; and when next he saw the world, he was in the miller's house.