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  When something such as a contract, deadline, or visaexpires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.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

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