ex·pire
verb/ɪkˈspaɪə(r)/
/ɪkˈspaɪər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they expire | /ɪkˈspaɪə(r)/ /ɪkˈspaɪər/ |
| he / she / it expires | /ɪkˈspaɪəz/ /ɪkˈspaɪərz/ |
| past simple expired | /ɪkˈspaɪəd/ /ɪkˈspaɪərd/ |
| past participle expired | /ɪkˈspaɪəd/ /ɪkˈspaɪərd/ |
| -ing form expiring | /ɪkˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspaɪərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer legally acceptable because the period of time for which it could be used has ended
（因到期而）失效，终止；到期 - When does your driving licence expire?
你的驾照什么时候到期？ - Our lease on the house expires next month.
我们的房子租约下个月到期。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + expire- be due to
- When does your driving licence expire?
- [intransitive] (of a period of time, especially one during which somebody holds a position of authority) to end
届满 - His term of office expires at the end of June.
他的任期六月底届满。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + expire- be due to
- His term of office expires at the end of June.
- [intransitive] (literary) to die
长逝；走向人生终点 - She had expired while bearing her son.
她在生下儿子时就断气了。
- She had expired while bearing her son.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspirare ‘breathe out’, from ex- ‘out’ + spirare ‘breathe’.