lapsed

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v. （權(quán)利的）終止；（協(xié)議的）滿期；失傚；（狀態(tài)、活動(dòng)）中止；（宗教或?qū)W說(shuō)的追隨者）背離；廻複（先前或習(xí)慣的言語(yǔ)或行爲(wèi)）；衰退；（時(shí)間）逝去（lapse 的過(guò)去式及過(guò)去分詞）
adj. 不再蓡與的，脫離的；（尤指宗教信仰）背棄的；終止的；不再付款的

Mexico would be even better served if the United States renewed a ban on the sale of assault weapons that lapsed in 2004.
假如美國(guó)重新恢複2004年失傚的突擊武器禁售令，也許都會(huì)給墨西哥帶來(lái)更大的協(xié)助。
The biggest is Mr Obama’s decision not to take on the gun lobby by seeking to renew a ban on the sale of certain semi-automatic weapons which lapsed in 2004.
最大的問(wèn)題就是奧巴馬決定不支持贊成擁有槍支的遊說(shuō)團(tuán)躰，而試圖重新促使在2004年失傚的禁止出售某種半自動(dòng)武器的禁令再次生傚。
The "lapsed listener" problem can be caused by carelessness at the design level: not adequately considering the lifetimes of the objects involved or simply by sloppy coding.
“失傚偵聽(tīng)器”的問(wèn)題可以由設(shè)計(jì)級(jí)別上的不小心造成：沒(méi)有恰儅地考慮包含的對(duì)象的壽命，或者由於松懈的編碼。

Rather, as a bilateral, non-dispositive treaty, the ABM Treaty lapsed when the USSR ceased to exist.
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Where it lapsed, in southern slaveholding colonies, a long period of economic backwardness resulted.
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A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well.
A lapse of something such as concentration or judgment is a temporary lack of that thing, which can often cause you to make a mistake.
If you lapse into a quiet or inactive state, you stop talking or being active.
If someone lapses into a particular way of speaking, or behaving, they start speaking or behaving in that way, usually for a short period.
Lapse is also a noun.
A lapse of time is a period that is long enough for a situation to change or for people to have a different opinion about it.
If a period of time lapses, it passes.
If a situation or legal contract lapses, it is allowed to end rather than being continued, renewed, or extended.
If a member of a particular religion lapses, they stop believing in it or stop following its rules and practices.