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Expire End Longer Verb Intransitive Period Expired 动词

To expire means to come to an end or become no longer valid, such as a contract or visa. It can also be used in a literary context to mean to die.

expire means to come to an end or no longer be valid, like a contract or visa. It can also be used in a literary sense to mean to die.

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[VERB 动词]到期;期满;失效 When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.
  [V]
  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]气绝;死亡;故去 When someone expires, they die.
  [V]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.

    在最终离世前他经受了极大的痛苦。


Oxford ex·pire / ɪkˈspaɪə(r) ; NAmE ɪkˈspaɪər / verb 1 [intransitive ] (of a document, an agreement, etc. 文件、协议等 ) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended (因到期而)失效,终止;到期 SYN run out When does your driving licence expire? 你的驾照什么时候到期? 2 [intransitive ] (of a period of time, especially one during which sb holds a position of authority 一段时间,尤指职权的任期 ) to end 届满 His term of office expires at the end of June. 他的任期六月底届满。 3 [intransitive ] ( literary) to die 逝世;去世;故去 see also
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expire expires expired expiring
ex·pired / ; NAmE / adjective an expired passport 过期的护照 ex·pire / ɪkˈspaɪə(r) ; NAmE ɪkˈspaɪər / ex·pired / ; NAmE /
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expireex‧pire /ɪkˈspaɪə $ -ˈspaɪr/ ●●○ verb [intransitive]
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1if an official document expires, it can no longer be legally used SYN  run out:  My passport expires next week. players whose contracts expire this summerexpire in/on/at My driving licence expires in March. The lease on the flat expired on June 14th. see thesaurus at
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2if a period of time when someone has a particular position of authority expires, it ends:  The chairman’s term of office has already expired.3literary if someone expires, they die:  Ophelia expires in Act IV of Hamlet.
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expire

[ɪkˈspaɪə(r)]expired, expiring, expires

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expired[2910] expires[846]
期满(38%),终止(27%),失效(23%),断气(6%),呼气(6%)
vi.期满;终止;死亡;呼气
vt.呼出(空气)

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