Word · Frequency #27079
expiration
到期；期满；终止
The act, process, or instance of coming to an end or no longer being in effect.
- 1.
An act, process, or instance of expiring.
呼气或到期的行为、过程或实例。
呼气或到期的行为、过程或实例。；终止；满期；呼出；呼气；[医] 呼[气]
In use
The insurance policy will automatically renew unless you cancel before the expiration date.
After a long illness, his grandmother finally reached her expiration peacefully at home.
The yoga instructor emphasized slow, controlled expiration to release tension.
expiration of [noun]
The expiration of the contract is next month.
合同的到期是下个月。
expiration date
Check the expiration date before using.
使用前检查有效期。
on/upon expiration
用于正式语境
The policy will be renewed on expiration.
该政策到期后续期。
Common mistakes
The membership will expiration next month.The membership will expire next month.
将名词 expiration 误用作动词。expiration 是名词，表示“期满、到期”，而句中需要动词，应使用 expire。
He left the job in the expiration of his contract.He left the job on the expiration of his contract.
介词使用错误。表示“在…期满时”固定搭配为 on/upon the expiration of，而不是 in。
Connections
Collocations
- expiration date
- 有效期；到期日
- Check the expiration date before buying milk.买牛奶前要检查有效期。
- expiration of contract
- 合同到期
- The expiration of the contract caused delays.合同到期导致了延误。
- expiration of visa
- 签证到期
- His visa expiration forced him to leave.他的签证到期迫使他离开。
- expiration of term
- 任期届满
- At the expiration of his term, he retired.任期届满时，他退休了。
- expiration of breath
- 呼气
- The doctor listened to the patient's expiration of breath.医生听了病人的呼气声。
- on expiration
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 expiration 拆成 expire（到期/呼气）+ ation（名词），记忆：到期之日，一口气呼出。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：food/medicine expiration dates、contracts, permits, and official documents、medical/physiological descriptions of breathing expiration 主要有两个意思。表示“到期、期满”时，多用于食品保质期、合同或证件有效期等场合，语气中性偏正式；表示“呼气”时较专业，比较常见于医学或生理学语境。日常口语中若指有效期，更常用 expiration date 或 expiry。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in -ation and rhyme with expiration: the stressed vowel /eɪ/ is followed by /ʃən/. Beware lookalikes such as ration /ˈræʃən/ and expire /ɪkˈspaɪər/, which do not rhyme.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.