expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
英语
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
动词
B1
1
用法模式：
[document, contract, license] expires
My driver's license will expire next month.
A jogosítványom a jövő hónapban lejár.
The special discount expires at midnight.
A különleges kedvezmény éjfélkor lejár.
Her visa expired while she was abroad.
学习者例句
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
含义
Stop being valid or in effect
搭配
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
近义词
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
反义词
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
主题
law
|business
|daily life
|time
释义
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
To cease to be valid or legally effective after a specific time.
动词
C1
2
用法模式：
[person] expires
The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
A beteg még a mentő megérkezése előtt elhunyt.
He expired quietly in his sleep.
Csendesen hunyt el álmában.
Several soldiers expired during the battle.
学习者例句
The old man expired in the hospital.
Az idős férfi a kórházban hunyt el.
She expired after a long illness.
Hosszú betegség után hunyt el.
He expired on the way to the hospital.
常见错误：
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
含义
To die (formal/literary)
搭配
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
近义词
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
反义词
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
主题
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
释义
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
动词
C2
3
用法模式：
[someone] expires [air]
She closed her eyes and expired softly.
Becsukta a szemét, és finoman kilélegzett.
The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
A búvár buborékáramot fújt ki.
He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
学习者例句
She expired after running fast.
Gyors futás után kifújta a levegőt.
He expired slowly and relaxed.
Lassan kilélegzett, és ellazult.
The man expired and smiled.
常见错误：
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
含义
Breathe out air from lungs
搭配
expire slowly
|expire deeply
近义词
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
反义词
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
主题
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
释义
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
语法
词典原形
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
音节与重音
ex - pire （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
词族
Forms
expires
verb
expiring
verb
expired
verb
Core family
expiration
noun B1
expiry
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unexpired
adjective
Advanced or less common
expiratory
adjective
相关表达
expire date
1/ɪkspˈaɪɚ dˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
Final day of validity or use
The last day you can use something before it is no good or not allowed.
例句
- Check the expire date on the milk carton before you drink it.
- The medicine's expire date is printed on the box.
expire soon
1/ɪkspˈaɪɚ sˈun/
fixed phrase
Stop being valid soon
To stop being good or legal in a short time from now.
例句
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.