expired
past simple and past participle ofexpire
| 单词 | expired |
| 释义 | expired past simple and past participle ofexpire expire verb uk/ɪkˈspaɪər/us/ɪkˈspaɪr/expireverb(END)C2[I] If something thatlastsfor afixedlengthoftimeexpires, it comes to an end orstopsbeing in use: Mypassportexpires nextmonth. Thecontractbetween the twocompanieswill expire at the end of theyear. Coming to an end
expireverb(DIE)[I]literary todie: Heceasedtobreathe,gentlyexpiring without anystruggleat theageof 90. In 1936 the last Tasmaniantigerbreatheditsfinalbreathand expired in azooin Hobart. to stop living
Death and dying
expireverb(BREATHE OUT)[IorT]medical,biologyspecialized tobreatheout or tobreatheairout: Thepatientinhalesas muchairaspossibleand then expires withmaximumeffort. Thedevicemeasurestheamountofcarbondioxideexpired by the patient'slungs. Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
Examplesofexpiredexpired In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The probability of being susceptible was assessed immediately after the time lag f between vaccination and onset of immunity hadexpired. From theCambridge English Corpus The infantry was hesitant to advance under air cover, instead preferring to move in after the bombardment hadexpired. From theCambridge English Corpus Nonetheless, by the time its mandateexpiredat the end of 1999 it had succeeded in securing the freedom of 513 individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus There was, however, no guarantee that the child would be allowed to remain in the same household when the contract hadexpired. From theCambridge English Corpus In a 20-year-old man with pulmonary venous obstruction, and in two seven-year-old boys, the collection ofexpiredair was not attempted. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, life support measures were withdrawn, and the childexpired. From theCambridge English Corpus Since the government was not approving any new projects, the firms whose projectsexpiredwere permanently excluded from benefiting from industrial promotion. From theCambridge English Corpus The 10-year contractexpiredin 1999, although it has been renewed on an annual basis. From theCambridge English Corpus Contacts, skills and clients diminished, and their ' portfolio careers 'expired. From theCambridge English Corpus How could they pass the business on to their heirs if, when they ceased trading, the licence for the shop alsoexpired? From theCambridge English Corpus Strictly speaking, this government is out-of-equilibrium - yet it survived until its termexpiredfive years later. From theCambridge English Corpus A fact is said to beexpiredafter its expiration interval. From theCambridge English Corpus At 2 weeks, a total of 10 patients hadexpired. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of these contractsexpiredbetween 1995 and 1999. From theCambridge English Corpus This would leave more time potentially for leaders to select individual members' pet bills for floor consideration before the sessionexpired. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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