expire

英 [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)]

美 [ɪkˈspaɪər]

v.  (因到期而)失效，终止; 到期; 届满; 逝世; 去世; 故去

过去式：expired　第三人称单数：expires　过去分词：expired　现在分词：expiring　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7014 / COCA.6647

柯林斯词典

• VERB 到期;期满;失效
  When something such as a contract, deadline, or visaexpires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.
  1. He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired.
     在访问签证到期后，他又在美国非法居住了5年。
• VERB 气绝;死亡;故去
  When someoneexpires, they die.
  1. He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.
     在最终离世前他经受了极大的痛苦。

英英释义

verb

• expel air
  1. Exhale when you lift the weight
  Synonym:exhalebreathe out
• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  1. She died from cancer
  2. The children perished in the fire
  3. The patient went peacefully
  4. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
  Synonym:diedeceaseperishgoexitpass awaypasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokecroaksnuff it
• lose validity
  1. My passports expired last month
  Synonym:run out

双语例句

• My lease will expire on September 30th of this year.
  我的租约今年九月三十日到期。
• Alternatively, you can specify when the job will expire either by date or by elapsed time.
  或者，可以通过日期或经过的时间指定作业何时到期。
• Expire on a set date;
  在一个设定的日期终止；
• The trade agreement between the two countries will expire next year.
  这两国间的贸易协定明年期满。
• On the overview page you will see a link for extending your recently expired or soon to expire license.
  在概述页面上，您会看到您最近延长过期或即将过期执照的链接。
• Does this check expire?
  这张支票过期了吗？
• He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.
  在最终离世前他经受了极大的痛苦。
• But the two months expire next week.
  可那两个月的期限下星期就要到期。
• That rule came into force in 2008 and is due to expire next year.
  这一规定于2008年生效，并将于明年失效。
• Our current contract is soon to expire, and a new one is ready.
  现有合同不久将期满，新合同已准备好了。