expire

verb

/ɪkˈspaɪə(r)/

/ɪkˈspaɪər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they expire	/ɪkˈspaɪə(r)/ /ɪkˈspaɪər/
he / she / it expires	/ɪkˈspaɪəz/ /ɪkˈspaɪərz/
past simple expired	/ɪkˈspaɪəd/ /ɪkˈspaɪərd/
past participle expired	/ɪkˈspaɪəd/ /ɪkˈspaɪərd/
-ing form expiring	/ɪkˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspaɪərɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (of a document, an agreement, etc.文件、協議等) to be no longer legally acceptable because the period of time for which it could be used has ended（因到期而）失效，終止；到期 synonym run out (2)
- When does your driving licence expire?你的駕照什麽時候到期？
- Our lease on the house expires next month.我們房子的租約下個月到期。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + expire
- be due to
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[intransitive] (of a period of time, especially one during which somebody holds a position of authority任期等) to end屆滿
- His term of office expires at the end of June.他的任期六月底屆滿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + expire
- be due to
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[intransitive] (literary) to die逝世；去世；故去
- She had expired while bearing her son.她生兒子的時候就已經斷氣了。