lapsed

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v. （权利的）终止；（协议的）满期；失效；（状态、活动）中止；（宗教或学说的追随者）背离；回复（先前或习惯的言语或行为）；衰退；（时间）逝去（lapse 的过去式及过去分词）
adj. 不再参与的，脱离的；（尤指宗教信仰）背弃的；终止的；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.
假如美国重新恢复2004年失效的突击武器禁售令，也许都会给墨西哥带来更大的协助。
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.
最大的问题就是奥巴马决定不支持赞成拥有枪支的游说团体，而试图重新促使在2004年失效的禁止出售某种半自动武器的禁令再次生效。
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.
“失效侦听器”的问题可以由设计级别上的不小心造成：没有恰当地考虑包含的对象的寿命，或者由于松懈的编码。

Rather, as a bilateral, non-dispositive treaty, the ABM Treaty lapsed when the USSR ceased to exist.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy Senate testimony of Douglas Feith and George Miron on ABM treaties and international law
Where it lapsed, in southern slaveholding colonies, a long period of economic backwardness resulted.
ECONOMIST: Creating economic wealth

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.