deadline

deadline

英 ['dedlaɪn]
　　美 ['dɛdlaɪn]

n. 截止期限，最後期限

中文詞源：

deadline 截止日期

死亡日期，引申義截止日期。

例句：

1. One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.
離最後期限隻有一個月時，我們認識到瞭這些許諾都是空頭支票。

2. We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays.
因為制造方面的延誤，我們沒能趕上最後期限。

3. We were still right on target for our deadline.
我們仍然有可能趕在最後期限前達成目標。

4. He expected the transfer to go through by today's noon deadline.
他希望轉賬在今天中午的最後期限之前完成。

5. The deadline to publish the document is a week tomorrow.
一周後的明天是公佈這份文件的最後期限。