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  When something such as a contract, deadline, or visaexpires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.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。
• During the activation process you'll be notified when the trial will expire.
  在激活过程中，会通知您试用版到期的时间。
• My visa is going to expire this week.
  我的签证这个星期就过期了。
• The certificate will expire soon.
  证书将很快过期。
• But that tax cut is set to expire at the end of this month.
  但是这个减税法案本月底就要到期了。
• These licenses do not expire and can be used on future releases.
  这些许可不会过期，可以在将来的版本中继续使用。
• My subscription to National Geographic will expire soon some going to renew it.
  我的国家地理杂志的订阅期限快到了，我会重新续订。
• By default, they expire in24 hours.
  缺省情况下，它们在24小时内过期。
• Does this check expire?
  这张支票过期了吗？
• B: My employment contract is about to expire.
  我的合同期满了。