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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·pire (ex·pired ; ex·pir·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex-+ spirare to breathe DATE 15th century intransitive verb 1. to breathe one's last breath : die 2. to come to an end 3. to emit the breath transitive verb 1. obsolete : conclude 2. to breathe out from or as if from the lungs 3. archaic : emit English Etymology expire 1419, from M.Fr . expirer, from L. expirare "breathe out, breathe one's last, die," from ex- "out" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). "Die" is the older sense in Eng.; that of "breathe out" is first attested 1590. Of laws, patents, treaties, etc., c.1477.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 expire ex·pire / ik5spaiE(r) / verb[V] 1. (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 文件、协议等) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended (因到期而)失效,终止；到期 SYN run out :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. (of a period of time, especially one during which sb holds a position of authority 任期等) to end 届满: His term of office expires at the end of June. 他的任期六月底届满。 3. (literary) to die 逝世；去世；故去 ⇨ see also unexpired • ex·pired adj.: an expired passport 过期的护照 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English expire verb VERB + EXPIRE be due to His contract is due to expire at the end of this year. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: DIE 1, conk, ||croak, decease, demise, depart, go, ||kick off, pass, pass away Idioms: draw one's last breath; give up the breath of life Contrasted Words: live, thrive 2 Synonyms: PASS 3, elapse, go, pass away 3 Synonyms: EXHALE , breathe (out), outbreathe Antonyms: inspire Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·pire \ikˈspīr, ek-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English expiren, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French expirer, from Latin expirare, exspirare, from ex- ex- (I) + spirare to breathe — more at spirit intransitive verb 1. : to breathe one's last breath : die < was carried home by his two old counselors and soon expired— D.G.Hoffman > 2. : to come to an end : cease: a. : to reach a close (as of a period of time) : terminate < the period of ten years for which the court was established expired in 1918 — B.H.Williams > b. : to become void through the passage of time < now all his powerful patents have expired — C.B.Fisher > c. : to become extinct : die out < the title of the daughters expired on the birth of the son — William Cruise > 3. : to emit the breath < the whales … expired with a rushing sound the instant the blowhole was exposed — P.H.Gosse > 4. obsolete : to burst forth : fly out with or as if with a blast < furious winds … pent in blind caverns, struggling to expire — George Sandys > transitive verb 1. obsolete : to breathe out in the act of dying < as soon as their apostle had expired his last breath — Jeremy Taylor > 2. obsolete : to bring to an end : conclude < would expire the misery of his unspeakable tormenting uncertainty — Thomas Nash > 3. : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs : release from the nose or mouth in the process of respiration < the basal metabolism test … measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the lungs — J.D.Ratcliff > — distinguished from inspire 4. archaic : to give off : exhale , emit < every shrub expires perfume — Charles Churchill > |
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