expire
英 [?k'spa??; ek-]
美[?k'spa??]
- vi. 期满；终止；死亡；呼气
- vt. 呼出（空气）
TEM4IELTSGRECET6考研TOEFL中低频词常用词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?expires;过去式:?expired;过去分词:?expired;现在分词:?expiring;形容词:?expired;
助记提示
1. 拿走了你的呼吸 go west 归西。
中文词源
expire 终止
ex-, 向外。-spir, 呼吸，词源同spirit, inspire. 原指呼出最后一口气，临终。
英文词源
- expire
- expire: see spirit
- expire (v.)
- c. 1400, "to die," from Old French expirer "expire, elapse" (12c.), from Latin expirare/exspirare "breathe out, blow out, exhale; breathe one's last, die," hence, figuratively, "expire, come to an end, cease," 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. In 17c. also transitive. Related: Expired; expiring.
双语例句
- 1. When does your driving licence expire?
- 你的驾照什么时候到期？
来自《权威词典》
- 2. His term of office as president will expire next year.
- 他的总统任期明年将届满.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. When does your trade agreement with Japan expire?
- 你们同日本签订的贸易协定何时期满?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The flowers expire fragrance.
- 鲜花散发芳香.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The coalition could break down before the five years expire .
- 此次联合可能在五年期限结束之前就破裂。
来自辞典例句