expire
发音
英 [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)]
美 [ɪkˈspaɪər]
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- vi.
- 期满
- 文件、协议等（因到期而）失效
- 断气
- 逝世
单词词源
expire 终止
ex-, 向外。-spir, 呼吸，词源同spirit, inspire. 原指呼出最后一口气，临终。
双语例句
- 1. Both will expire at the end of the year .
- 这两项政策将于今年底到期。
- 2. If the bush tax cuts expire completely , that advantage would disappear .
- 如果布什政府的减税政策完全终止的话，这一优势会随之消失。
- 3. The decision came less than three hours before the mandate was to expire .
- 这一决定是在授权满期前不到三个小时的时候作出的。
- 4. Some firms have decided not to sign up , even though that means they will probably lose their concessions when they expire .
- 一些公司决定不签订这类合同，即便这意味着他们将可能失去在合同期满时的优惠。
- 5. Those tax cuts expire at year 's end .
- 原来的减税措施将于今年底到期。