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单词 deadline
释义

deadline

[ ded-lahyn ]
/ ˈdɛdˌlaɪn /
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noun

the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
a line or limit that must not be passed.
(formerly) a boundary around a military prison beyond which a prisoner could not venture without risk of being shot by the guards.

Origin of deadline

First recorded in 1855–60; dead + line1

OTHER WORDS FROM deadline

post·dead·line, adjective

Words nearby deadline

dead leg, dead letter, dead letter box, dead lift, deadlight, deadline, dead load, deadlock, dead loss, deadly, deadly nightshade
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British Dictionary definitions for deadline

deadline
/ (ˈdɛdˌlaɪn) /

noun

a time limit for any activity
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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