| 单词 | expire |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [iks'paiə] |
| 解释 | v.期满；去世 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.期满(cease)；去世 (to breathe one's last breath; die ) 【考】 反义词；come to life(苏醒) 【记】 ex+spire(呼吸)→出 了呼吸→去世 |
| 字源 | expire (v.) c.1400, "to die," from Middle French expirer (12c.) "expire, elapse," from Latin expirare/exspirare "breathe out, breathe one's last, die," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). "Die" is the older sense in English; that of "breathe out" is first attested 1580s. Of laws, patents, treaties, etc., mid-15c. Related: Expired; expiring. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 期满; 中止 = cease = terminate; 去世 = die; 呼气 【记】ex出, pire = spire呼吸－呼出最后一口气－去世 【参】inspiration(n 灵感); aspiration(n 热望); expiration(n 满期; 呼气) 【反】come to life(苏醒) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ex 出， 无 + 气，出了气，没了气→死，end；也有呼气意思 【相关】aspire (志气, spirit), conspire(共谋，合用一个鼻孔出气), despair 没了气，绝望，expire(出气)呼气，没气，死亡，inspire in+spire 打气，鼓舞，perspire 出汗,respire(反复气，呼吸）,suspire(深吸，呼一气) 叹气, transpire（pass off vaporous material 蒸发，发生) |
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