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  When something such as a contract, deadline, or visaexpires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.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 subscription to the magazine will soon expire, I will renew it.
  我订阅的杂志快到期了，我将续订。
• Does this check expire?
  这张支票过期了吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The trade agreement between the two countries will expire next year.
  这两国间的贸易协定明年期满。
• Deleting a schedule and causing it to expire are different.
  删除计划和使计划过期是有区别的。
• 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。
• The validity of the certificates of many PPN users will expire after two years.
  许多ppn用户证书的有效性将在两年后终止。