dead·line /ˈdedlaɪn/ ●●○ noun [countableC] TIME THAT IS PLANNEDa date or time by which you have to do or complete something 截止时间;最后期限deadline for He missed the deadline for applications. 他错过了申请截止期。
deadline of It has to be in before the deadline of July 1st. 在7月1日截止期前一定要交上去。
I'm always working under pressure to meet deadlines (=finish something on time). 我总是在赶工期的压力下工作。
set/impose a deadline They've set a deadline of 12 noon. 他们把中午12点定为截止期限。
a tight/strict deadline (=one that must be met but is difficult) 紧迫/严格的期限
COLLOCATIONSverbshave a deadline 有截止期It's easier to work hard if you have a deadline. 要是有期限的话,工作更容易卖力些。
work to a deadline (=have to finish something by a deadline) 需在期限内完成工作We're all under pressure and working to deadlines. 我们全都顶着压力在赶工。
meet a deadline (=finish something by a deadline) 赶上截止期Everyone's working extremely hard to meet the deadline. 人人都在拼命工作以如期完工。
miss a deadline (=fail to finish something by a deadline) 误期There will be penalties if the government misses the deadline to cut air pollution. 如果政府没能在最后期限之前减少空气污染,就会被惩处。
set a deadline (=decide on a date when something must be finished) 确定最后期限The deadline has been set at January 31st. 最后期限定在1月31日。
extend a deadline (=make the date or time later than it was before) 延长期限My editor agreed to extend the deadline by two weeks. 我的编辑同意延期两周。
a deadline approaches/looms 期限临近Things began to get more frantic as the deadline loomed. 随着期限临近,事情更加忙乱了。
a deadline passes (=the date or time by which you must do something goes past) 截止期过去The deadline had already passed for him to raise the money. 他筹款的期限已经过了。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + deadlinea strict deadline (=a time or date when something must definitely be finished) 严格的期限nWe're working to a very strict deadline.
a tight deadline (=one that is difficult because it does not allow much time to do something) 紧张的期限As a journalist, you have to be able to work to tight deadlines. 作为新闻工作者,必须能在时间紧迫的情况下完成工作。
the Friday/December etc deadline 星期五/十二月等截止期The project went on long after the December deadline. 十二月截止期过了很久之后工程还在继续。