expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
英语
~ 5000
义项
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动词
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
用法模式：
[document, contract, license] expires
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.
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)
搭配
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
主题
law
|business
|daily life
|time
例句
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
学习者例句
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
动词
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
用法模式：
[person] expires
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.
近义词
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
反义词
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
搭配
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
主题
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
学习者例句
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
动词
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
用法模式：
[someone] expires [air]
常见错误：
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
近义词
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
反义词
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
搭配
expire slowly
|expire deeply
主题
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
学习者例句
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
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.