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ex·pire 英ɪk'spaɪəʳ美ɪk'spaɪər 高COCA⁵²²⁶³BNC⁵²⁴⁸⁰iWeb³⁴⁷²⁹Economist²⁴¹⁰⁶⁺⁶ 基本双解英英辨析搭配近义反义句型用法例句例句 vi.终止²⁷;期满³⁸;失效²³;呼气⁶;断气⁶原型expire的现在分词过去分词expired现在分词expiring三单expires v.动词 vi. 期满,期限终止come to an end; become no longer in use vi. 断气,死亡die Verb: lose validity;My passports expired last month pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 expel air;Exhale when you lift the weight v.动词 expire, die, pass away, perish这组词组都有“死”的意思。其区别是: die是这一组词中最常用的,用于一切有生命的或被人们比喻为有生命的东西; expire是书面用语,是一种委婉的说法,意思是“呼出最后一口气”; pass away是die的委婉说法,语气比较缓和; perish是较正式用语,指死于暴力或困境等非正常死亡。例如: He became very ill and then he died.他病得很重,接着就死了。 The old man expired at the age of eighty.老人于80岁时逝世。 Five people perished in the fire.大火中有五人丧生。die,decease,expire,perish,pass away这些动词或短语动词均有“死”或“死亡”之意。 die最普通用词,指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。 decease正式用词,多指法律上的用语。 expire委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气,断气而死。 perish书面用词,多指夭折或不幸暴亡。 pass away是die的委婉用语。 用作动词 v. ~+介词expire with the magazine subscription结束杂志订阅expire with the trade agreement贸易协定期满 近义词 go去die死end结束pass通过sigh叹气away离开exit出口conk鼻子cease终止vapor蒸汽choke窒息perish毁灭elapse逝去finish完成vanish消失exhale呼气snuff it死run out用尽pass on传递succumb屈从breathe呼吸croak嗄嗄叫deceaseU死pass away逝世terminate结束disappear消失drop dead暴死conclude推断出breathe out呼出pop off突然死去invalidate使无效kick the bucket一命呜呼buy the farm摔毁一架飞机…cash in one's chips把筹码兑成钱…反义词 inspire鼓舞 用作动词v. 用作不及物动词 S+~+AWhen does your trade agreement with Japan expire?你们同日本签订的贸易协定何时期满? The magazine subscription expires with the current number.本期杂志是订阅的最后一期。 He expired at midnight.他午夜死去。 The old man expired at the age of eighty.老人于80岁时逝世。其他Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.汤姆躺在地板上笑得要死。 v.动词
expire的意思是人“断气”“死亡”,现常用于表示“结束,期满,终止”,通常指某项协议到了规定的期限,以后将失去作用。有时也可指人的死亡。 expire只用作不及物动词,常与with连用。 动词100% 用作不及物动词Our holidaysexpirenext week.我们的假期于下星期结束。 My passport is due toexpirein two months.我的护照再过两个月就到期了。 When does your driving licenceexpire?你的驾驶执照何时到期? My credit card willexpirein June.我的信用卡六月过期。 Weexpireused air from our lungs.我们从肺里呼出废气。 If I didn't walk I shouldexpire.要我不散步,我会活不下去。 He said the White House plans to extend expiring tax cuts for middle- and lower-income Americans, and expects to undertake a broader revision of the tax code next year. 他说,白宫计划延长针对中低收入阶层的即将到期的减税措施,并打算在明年对税法进行一次更大范围的修订。 voa365 World governments will convene at the U. N. climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, a self-imposed deadline for producing a successor to the expiring Kyoto Protocol. 下个月,世界各国政府将聚首哥本哈根的联合国气候变化峰会。在此刻举行是为赶在京都议定书即将到期前制定后继协议。 yeeyan |