deadline
deadline — 名詞
- deadlinesingular
- deadlinesplural
1. A specific date or time that is the latest possible point to finish a task, subm
截止日期
必須完成某事的時間或日期
A specific date or time that is the latest possible point to finish a task, submit work, or achieve a goal.
The editor gave Ignacio a Friday deadline for his article on climate change.
編輯給了 Ignacio 一個星期五的截稿期限，要交關於氣候變遷的文章。
collocation: deadline for [task]
Sumin worked late into the night to meet the project deadline.
Sumin 熬夜工作，以便趕上專案的截止日期。
collocation: meet a deadline
If we miss this deadline, the client will cancel the contract.
如果我們錯過這個截止日期，客戶就會取消合約。
collocation: miss a deadline
Amira asked for a two-day extension on the deadline for her final report.
Amira 請求將期末報告的截止日期延長兩天。
collocation: extension on the deadline
The application deadline for the scholarship is next Monday at noon.
這份獎學金的申請截止日期是下週一中午。
- meet a deadline
- miss a deadline
- tight deadline
- strict deadline
- deadline for
- deadline approaches
- deadline passes
- set a deadline
- extend a deadline
- impose a deadline
- deadline extension
- application deadline
- submission deadline
- due date
More common for payments, bills, or assignments; implies a fixed day rather than a specific time.
- time limit
Broader in meaning; can refer to a duration (e.g. 30 minutes) rather than a fixed endpoint.
- cut-off date
Emphasises the point after which something is no longer accepted; common in registrations and applications.
- closing date
Often used for competitions, tenders, or sales periods; slightly more formal.
- extension
The extra time granted beyond a deadline, not a direct opposite but the closest counter-concept.
文法句型
deadline + for + noun/gerund
deadline + to-infinitive
deadline + of + date
用法筆記
Often used with the verbs set, meet, miss, extend, and impose. The preposition for introduces the task or goal that must be completed by the deadline.
常見錯誤
常見搭配
常用片語
- meet a deadline
- miss a deadline
- set a deadline
- extend a deadline
- tight deadline
- deadline extension