expire
音標[ik'spaiә]中文翻譯：
vi. 期滿, 呼氣, 斷氣
vt. 呼出
【化】 期滿
【醫】 呼出, 斷氣, 死亡
【經】 滿期, 終了
詞意辨析：
die, decease, expire, perish, pass away這些動詞或短語動詞均有“死”或“死亡”之意。
die: 最普通用詞，指某人或某物失去生命而永遠不存在。
decease: 正式用詞，多指法律上的用語。
expire: 委婉用詞。從本義“從肺部吐出氣來”引申為吐出最後一口氣，斷氣而死。
perish: 書面用詞，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
pass away: 是die的委婉用語。expire詞型變化：
動詞過去式:expired 過去分詞:expired 現在分詞:expiring 第三人稱單數:expires 英文解釋：
動詞 expire:
- lose validity同義詞：run out
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life同義詞：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同義詞：exhale, breathe out
expire例句：
- Our current contract is about to expire, and we'll need to discuss a new one.歐文們現有契約快要期滿了，需要再談一個新契約。
- My passport is due to expire in two months.我的護照再過兩個月就到期了。
同義詞：run out
同義詞：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
同義詞：exhale, breathe out
歐文們現有契約快要期滿了，需要再談一個新契約。
我的護照再過兩個月就到期了。