expire[ik'spaiә]
汉语翻译
vi. 期满, 呼气, 断气
vt. 呼出
【化】 期满
【医】 呼出, 断气, 死亡
【经】 满期, 终了
词型变化
动词过去式:expired 过去分词:expired 现在分词:expiring 第三人称单数:expires
词意辨析
die, decease, expire, perish, pass away这些动词或短语动词均有“死”或“死亡”之意。
die: 最普通用词,指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。
decease: 正式用词,多指法律上的用语。
expire: 委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气,断气而死。
perish: 书面用词,多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
pass away: 是die的委婉用语。
英语解释
动词 expire:
- lose validity同义词:run out
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life同义词:die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
- expel air同义词:exhale, breathe out
例句
- Our current contract is about to expire, and we'll need to discuss a new one.欧文们现有合同快要期满了,需要再谈一个新合同。
- My passport is due to expire in two months.我的护照再过两个月就到期了。
详细解释
ex.pire
v.(动词)ex.pired,ex.pir.ing,ex.pires v.intr.(不及物动词)To come to an end; terminate:到达尽头;终止:例句:My membership in the club has expired.我的俱乐部会员资格已期满
To breathe one`s last breath; die:断气;死亡:例句:The patient expired early this morning.那个患者是凌晨断气的
To exhale; breathe out.呼气;呼出v.tr.(及物动词)To breathe (something) out.呼出(某物)Archaic To give (something) off.【古语】 发出(某物)
来源:Middle English expiren 中古英语 expiren from Old French expirer 源自 古法语 expirer from Latin exspor3re 源自 拉丁语 exspor3re ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀,表.从前的,前任的.] spor3re [to breathe] spor3re [呼吸]