英语词汇“expiration”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

expiration

/ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n

noun [mass noun]

1North American The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid: the expiration of the lease...

Best of all, buyers can sell a contract before expiration and need to take possession of any bottles of wine only if they want to drink them.
Free agency allows an athlete to market himself or herself for the best possible price to any team upon the expiration of a contract.
All this comes at a bad time for Big Pharma, which is facing the imminent expiration of patents on many of its blockbusters and fewer-than-expected new drugs in the pipeline.

1.1The end of a period of time: the expiration of three years...

Shares in newly listed search engine fell 2 per cent as investors braced for the expiration of a lockup period that has kept insiders at the web search company from selling stock.
The expiration of the 800 days within which the Prime Minister promised to considerably improve living standards provoked mixed feelings among politicians.
The six month sentence will commence on the legal expiration of his 21 year sentence.

2 technical The exhalation of breath from the lungs: at the end of expiration there is still a slight inflation in the lungs...

Ranging from full inspiration to full expiration, lung densities more than double.
When listening to normal respiration, inspiration composes approximately one-third of the respiratory cycle and expiration the remaining two-thirds.
It is generally held that during breathing at rest expiration is a mainly ‘passive’ process, although some activity in expiratory muscles may maintain the outflow of air.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a vapour or exhalation): from Latin exspiratio(n-), from the verb exspirare (see expire).

单词	expiration
释义	expiration /ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n / noun [mass noun] 1North American The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid: the expiration of the lease... Best of all, buyers can sell a contract before expiration and need to take possession of any bottles of wine only if they want to drink them. Free agency allows an athlete to market himself or herself for the best possible price to any team upon the expiration of a contract. All this comes at a bad time for Big Pharma, which is facing the imminent expiration of patents on many of its blockbusters and fewer-than-expected new drugs in the pipeline. 1.1The end of a period of time: the expiration of three years... Shares in newly listed search engine fell 2 per cent as investors braced for the expiration of a lockup period that has kept insiders at the web search company from selling stock. The expiration of the 800 days within which the Prime Minister promised to considerably improve living standards provoked mixed feelings among politicians. The six month sentence will commence on the legal expiration of his 21 year sentence. 2 technical The exhalation of breath from the lungs: at the end of expiration there is still a slight inflation in the lungs... Ranging from full inspiration to full expiration, lung densities more than double. When listening to normal respiration, inspiration composes approximately one-third of the respiratory cycle and expiration the remaining two-thirds. It is generally held that during breathing at rest expiration is a mainly ‘passive’ process, although some activity in expiratory muscles may maintain the outflow of air. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a vapour or exhalation): from Latin exspiratio(n-), from the verb exspirare (see expire).
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