deadline

noun

1. 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

1. N-COUNT 最后期限;截止时间
   A deadline is 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。

1. The deadline for absentee voting in was Saturday.
   缺席投票的最后期限是星期六。
2. As the deadline approached she experienced a bewildering array of emotions
   随着最后期限的临近，她开始心绪纷乱，不知所措。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. They have extended the deadline by twenty-four hours.
   他们已经将最后期限延长了24小时。
9. They had worked heroically to meet the deadline.
   为了如期完成任务，他们拼命地工作。
10. 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。
11. He expected the transfer to go through by today's noon deadline.
    他希望转账在今天中午的最后期限之前完成。
12. 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。
13. The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow
    会议主席将明天中午定为截止日期。
14. We were still right on target for our deadline.
    我们仍然有可能赶在最后期限前达成目标。
15. 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。
16. Can the deadline be extended a few more days?
    限期能再宽几天吗？
17. Please extend the deadline a few days.
    请宽限几天。
18. I hope we can finish this before the deadline.
    我希望我们能在最后期限之前完成这项工作。
19. All we got was a deadline for the mission reports.
    全部我们得到是任务的一个截止期限报告。
20. The promotional programme that would launch Montayne was now proceeding at a frantic tempo as the February deadline neared.
    二月份的期限越来越近，推出蒙太尼的宣传活动目前已进入白热化阶段。
21. They're working like hell to meet the deadline.
    为了赶时间，他们玩儿命地干。
22. The deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more.
    期限快到，不能再拖延了。
23. Can the deadline be extended a few days?
    宽限几天行吗？
24. What is the deadline for submitting the quotation?
    报价截止日是哪一天？
25. I see. I will give you my reply before the deadline.
    我明白了，在最后期限前我会给你答复的。
26. Goals must have a deadline. They have a time limit.
    目标必须有一个期限，它们有一个时间限制。
27. I finished the work several days ahead of the deadline.
    我在最后期限的前几天完成了工作。
28. I can finish it before the deadline.
    我可以在截止日期前完成。
29. You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too.
    我明白你有你的期限，而如今我也有了我限期。
30. No, this is a postmark deadline.
    不，这是一个邮戳的最后期限。

  deadline time limit【导航词义：限期】

  deadline n. 截止时间

〔辨析〕指一定要做或完成某事的最晚日期或时间。

  time limit n. 时限，期限

〔辨析〕指做某事所允许的最长时间。

noun

1. the point in time at which something must be completed