lapsing
present participle oflapse
| 单词 | lapsing |
| 释义 | lapsing present participle oflapse lapse verb[I] uk/læps/us/læps/to endlegallyorofficiallyby not beingcontinuedor madeeffectivefor alongerperiod: Theassociationneedstowinbackformermemberswho haveallowedtheirsubscriptionsto lapse. Coming to an end
Phrasal verblapse intosomething Examplesoflapsinglapsing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Preliminary figures for stakeholder pensions show similar levels oflapsing. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, if book historians do not concern themselves with the difference that reading makes to people's lives and attitudes, they risklapsinginto antiquarianism. From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense, the danger of a cultivation of cultural diversity and a 'vibrant' nightlifelapsinginto a middle-class sameness remains real. From theCambridge English Corpus The post-invasion period after 1634 also saw thelapsingof almsgiving and a temporary end to the collection, curtailing a trend towards more organized, assessed collection. From theCambridge English Corpus By the same token, the book as a whole strikes a neat balance between comprehensiveness and depth, covering over five hundred years of the instrument's progress withoutlapsinginto superficiality. From theCambridge English Corpus Bethin's bibliography (302-346) is also thorough, although occasionallylapsingout of alphabetical order. From theCambridge English Corpus In a quarter of cases, the reason cited forlapsingwas to do with the product (poor performance, disappointment with the sale, or a feeling that the product wasn't right). From theCambridge English Corpus This country has a record of unsurpassed achievement in the sciences that was in danger oflapsing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My information, which is fairly recent, is that there has been a great reduction in thelapsingof policies during the last few years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were talking about the prohibition orderlapsing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The case has been put of the leaselapsingin consequence of the failure of the minerals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is reason to suppose that during the war years the amount oflapsinghas been less than during the period immediately before the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Almost all exclusions are for persistentlapsing, for falling into arrears. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It sounds as though we arelapsingback into the old party political football match. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A proportion of such voluntary arrangements are broken, some being subsequently renewed and somelapsingpermanently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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