expire的意思

expire

英 /ɪk'spaɪə; ek-/ 美 /ɪk'spaɪɚ/

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  • 考研
  • 雅思
  • 商务

基本释义

  • v 满期,到期;断气

    (of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended

例句

  1. My passport expires next week.

    我的护照下周就到期了。

  2. Ophelia expires in Act IV of Hamlet.

    奥菲莉娅在《哈姆雷特》第四幕中死去。

近义词

vi 期满;终止;死亡;呼气
vt 呼出(空气) breathe out、exsufflate

同根词

adj expired 过期的;失效的、expiratory [生理] 呼气的;吐气的
n
v expired 期满(expire的过去分词)