Expire的意思

"Expire" 是一個動詞,意思是指(人或動物)死亡,或者(檔案、許可證、契約等)到期、終止或失去效力。在醫學上,它還可以指呼吸停止。以下是一些例子:

  1. The patient's heart finally expired after a long battle with illness. (在與疾病的長期鬥爭後,病人的心臟最終停止了跳動。)

  2. Your visa will expire next month; you need to renew it. (你的簽證下個月會到期,你需要去更新它。)

  3. The agreement between the two companies has expired, and they are now competitors. (兩家公司之間的協定已經到期,現在它們是競爭對手。)

  4. He took his last breath and expired quietly in his sleep. (他最後一次呼吸後,在睡眠中安靜地去世了。)

  5. The magazine subscription has expired; I need to renew it. (雜誌訂閱已經到期了,我需要去更新它。)

請注意,"expire" 通常用於正式或醫學場合,而在日常對話中,人們更可能使用 "die" 或 "end"。