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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   expire

   • IPA[ikˈspī(ə)r]

   美式

   • v.
     (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time；(of a period of time) come to an end

   • verb: expire, 3rd person present: expires, gerund or present participle: expiring, past tense: expired, past participle: expired

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time the old contract had expired 同義詞 run out, become invalid, become void, be no longer valid, lapse, ... 更多cease, become obsolete, end, finish, stop, come to an end, conclude, terminate, be over, be at an end反義詞 begin
   • ▪ (of a period of time) come to an end the three-year period has expired
   • 2. (of a person) die the lady had expired bearing her lord a son 同義詞 die, pass away/on, decease, perish, depart this life, ... 更多be no more, breathe one's last, draw one's last breath, meet one's end, meet one's death, meet one's Maker, give up the ghost, go to the great beyond, cross the great divide, shuffle off this mortal coil, go the way of the/all flesh, go to one's last resting place, informalkick the bucket, bite the dust, croak, conk out, buy it, turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips, go belly up, snuff it, peg out, pop one's clogs
   • 3. technical exhale (air) from the lung the volume of expired air 同義詞 breathe out, exhale, puff out, blow out, expel, ... 更多emit反義詞 inhale, inspire

   life-expired

   • adj.
     (especially of locomotives or other railway equipment) worn out or outdated: life-expired signalling

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   expire

   • IPA[ɪkˈspʌɪə]

   英式

   • v.
     (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity: his driving licence expired

   Oxford Dictionary