expire
- IPA[ikˈspī(ə)r]
美式
- (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
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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 反義詞
- ▪ (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
- 3. technical exhale (air) from the lung the volume of expired air 同義詞 反義詞
- (especially of locomotives or other railway equipment) worn out or outdated: life-expired signalling
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ɪkˈspʌɪə]
英式
- (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity: his driving licence expired
Oxford Dictionary
