deadline

英 [ˈdedlaɪn]

美 [ˈdedlaɪn]

n.  最后期限; 截止日期

复数：deadlines　

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Collins.3 / BNC.5295 / COCA.4032

同义词辨析

deadlinetime limit【导航词义：限期】

牛津词典

noun

• 最后期限；截止日期
  a point in time by which sth must be done
  1. I prefer to work to a deadline .
     我喜欢按规定的期限完成工作。
  2. The deadline for applications is 30 April.
     交申请书的截止日期是4月30日。
  3. the January 15 deadline set by the United Nations
     联合国规定的1月15日最后期限

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 最后期限;截止时间
  Adeadlineis a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
  1. We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays...
     因为制造方面的延误，我们没能赶上最后期限。
  2. The deadline for submissions to the competition will be Easter 1994...
     递交参赛申请的截止时间为 1994 年的复活节。
  3. The remaining 'New Age' travellers left Kerry just 30 minutes before the deadline set for their eviction.
     就在离被驱逐的最后期限仅有 30 分钟时，其余的“新世纪”旅行者也离开了凯里。

英英释义

noun

• the point in time at which something must be completed

双语例句

• He failed to meet last Friday's deadline for repayment of a 114m loan
  他没能在上星期五的最后期限前偿还1.14亿的贷款。
• Can the deadline be extended a few more days?
  限期能再宽几天吗？
• Only 18 of the UN's 180 members had paid their dues by the January deadline.
  在一月最后期限前联合国180个成员国只有18个缴纳了会费。
• They have extended the deadline by twenty-four hours.
  他们已经将最后期限延长了24小时。
• It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline
  想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
• The deadline to publish the document is a week tomorrow
  一周后的明天是公布这份文件的最后期限。
• Can the deadline be extended a few days?
  宽限几天行吗？
• I can finish it before the deadline.
  我可以在截止日期前完成。
• The breakthrough came hours before a UN deadline.
  在联合国的最后期限到来前数小时取得了重大突破。
• We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays
  因为制造方面的延误，我们没能赶上最后期限。