Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7014
expires
期满，失效
expires is the third person singular of expire.
lose validity
- 1.
To die.
死亡；去世。
- 2.
To lapse and become invalid.
失效；到期作废。
- 3.
To come to an end; to conclude.
结束；终止。
- 4.
To exhale; to breathe out.
呼出；呼气。
- 5.
To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
缓缓散发(液体或蒸气)；以微粒排出。
- 6.
To bring to a close; to terminate.
使结束；终止。
- 7.
To cause to lapse; to invalidate.
使失效；使作废。
断气，死亡；死亡；去世。；失效；到期作废。；结束；终止。；呼出；呼气。
In use
My passport will expire next year, so I need to renew it.
The coupon expired yesterday, so I can't use it anymore.
The contract expires at the end of this month.
sth expires
表示证件、合同等有效期结束，主语通常是物。
My passport expires next year.
我的护照明年到期。
sth expires on/at a specific time
明确失效的具体日期或时间点。
The contract expires on December 31st.
合同于12月31日到期。
sb expires (formal/dying)
婉辞，指人死亡，常用于正式或医学语境。
The patient expired peacefully in his sleep.
Connections
Collocations
- contract expires
- 合同到期
- My employment contract expires next month.我的雇佣合同下个月到期。
- passport expires
- 护照过期
- Her passport expires in two weeks.她的护照两周后过期。
- license expires
- 许可证失效
- The driver's license expires on his birthday.驾驶证在他的生日那天失效。
- membership expires
- 会员资格到期
- My gym membership expires at the end of the year.我的健身房会员资格年底到期。
- offer expires
- 优惠截止
- This special offer expires on Friday.这个特价优惠周五截止。
- lease expires
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：ex（向外）+ pire（像fire火），火灭了，东西失效或生命终止。
Context & Register
多用于正式或半正式场合，如证件、合同、食品有效期等；另一含义用于正式或委婉表达死亡。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'expire', sharing the /aɪə/ ending sound. Their spellings also end with 'ire', making them useful for spelling and pronunciation comparison. Note that 'expire' is stressed on the second syllable (ikˈspaɪə), while 'fire' and 'wire' are stressed on the first, but the vowel sounds match.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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