expire

英 [ɪkˈspaɪər]      美 [ɪkˈspaɪr]
  • vi. 期满;终止;死亡;呼气
  • vt. 呼出(空气)
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1. 拿走了你的呼吸 go west 归西。
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。

expire
expire: see spirit
expire (v.)
c. 1400, "to die," from Old French expirer "expire, elapse" (12c.), from Latin expirare/exspirare "breathe out, blow out, exhale; breathe one's last, die," hence, figuratively, "expire, come to an end, cease," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). "Die" is the older sense in English; that of "breathe out" is first attested 1580s. Of laws, patents, treaties, etc., mid-15c. In 17c. also transitive. Related: Expired; expiring.
1. When does your driving licence expire?
你的驾照什么时候到期?
2. His term of office as president will expire next year.
他的总统任期明年将届满.
3. When does your trade agreement with Japan expire?
你们同日本签订的贸易协定何时期满?
4. The flowers expire fragrance.
鲜花散发芳香.
5. The coalition could break down before the five years expire .
此次联合可能在五年期限结束之前就破裂。

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