expiration

名词 n.
/ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/|[ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩]    /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/|[ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spɹ̩ˈeɪ̯.ʃn̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act, process, or instance of expiring.; The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth. uncountable
    — Holonym: respiration
  2. An act, process, or instance of expiring.; A single outward breath. countable
    — labored expirations
  3. An act, process, or instance of expiring.; Other similar release of volatile matter. countable,uncountable
  4. An act, process, or instance of expiring.; The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death. countable,euphemistic,uncountable
  5. An act, process, or instance of expiring.; Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending. countable,uncountable
    — expiration date
  6. An act, process, or instance of expiring.; That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. countable,uncountable

词形变化

expirations plural exspiration alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.
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