expires

英 [ɪkˈspaɪəz]

美 [ɪkˈspaɪərz]

v.  (因到期而)失效，终止; 到期; 届满; 逝世; 去世; 故去
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 到期;期满;失效
  When something such as a contract, deadline, or visaexpires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.
  1. He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired.
     在访问签证到期后，他又在美国非法居住了5年。
• VERB 气绝;死亡;故去
  When someoneexpires, they die.
  1. He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.
     在最终离世前他经受了极大的痛苦。

双语例句

• Our present lease on the flat expires next month.
  我们这套公寓的租约下个月到期。
• I think that after 2012 [ when Kyoto expires], the CDM cannot stop immediately, he said.
  他说：我认为，CDM在2012年[《京都议定书》到期]后不能立刻停止。
• The contract expires or the contract is terminated in advance after approval of Party A.
  本合同租赁期限已届满或经甲方同意提前解除本合同。
• My visa expires and I need to have it extended. I can't come to work tomorrow.
  我的签证到期了，明天要去办延期，不能来上班了。
• Our contract with the BBC expires next year.
  我们与英国广播公司的合同明年到期。
• His contract expires in2011 but he may be forced to leave before then.
  他的合同将会在2011年过期，但有可能在那之前就不得不离开了。
• His contract expires next summer but he has an option to leave in December.
  他的合同在明年夏天到期，但他拥有在今年12月走人的选择权。
• His term of appointment expires in August.
  他8月份任职期满。
• The contract expires.
  合同期满。
• This exemption expires six years after the state legislation is adopted.
  这项豁免权届满六年后，国家通过立法。