Word · Frequency #27079
expiration
到期；期满；终止
核心释义
The act, process, or instance of coming to an end or no longer being in effect.
- 1.
呼气或到期的行为、过程或实例。
An act, process, or instance of expiring.
呼气或到期的行为、过程或实例。；终止；满期；呼出；呼气；[医] 呼[气]
用法In use
The insurance policy will automatically renew unless you cancel before the expiration date.
用法提示：表示合同或协议的有效期结束
After a long illness, his grandmother finally reached her expiration peacefully at home.
用法提示：作为死亡的委婉语
The yoga instructor emphasized slow, controlled expiration to release tension.
用法提示：表示呼气的动作
expiration of [noun]
The expiration of the contract is next month.
合同的到期是下个月。
expiration date
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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