expire

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英 [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)]

美 [ɪkˈspaɪr]

expire意思解释

vi.

期满；

文件、协议等（因到期而）失效；

断气；

逝世

变形

过去式：expired

过去分词：expired

现在分词：expiring

第三人称单数：expires

双语释义

v.(动词)

vi. 期满,(期限)终止 come to an end; become no longer in usevi. 断气,死亡die

英英释义

expire

[ ik\'spaiə, ek- ]

v.

lose validity

\"My passports expired last month\"

同义词：run out

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

同义词：diedeceaseperishgoexitpass awaypasskick the bucketcash in one\'s chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokecroaksnuff it

expel air

同义词：exhalebreathe out

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+介词expire with the magazine subscription结束杂志订阅expire with the trade agreement贸易协定期满

同近义词辨析

expire, pass away, perish, die, decease

这组词都有“死”的意思，其区别是：

expire

委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出*后一口气，断气而死。

pass away

是die的委婉用语。

perish

书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。

die

*普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。

decease

正式用词，多指法律上的用语。

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)Our holidays expire next week.我们的假期于下星期结束。My passport is due to expire in two months.我的护照再过两个月就到期了。When does your driving licence expire?你的驾驶执照何时到期?My credit card will expire in June.我的信用卡六月过期。We expire used air from our lungs.我们从肺里呼出废气。If I didn\'t walk I should expire.要我不散步，我会活不下去。