ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEADLINE | DEADLINE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤strict, tight嚴格的/緊迫的期限VERB + DEADLINE➤face, have, work to面臨最後期限;有截止日期;按規定的期限◇We're working to a very tight deadline.我們正在按照緊迫的期限趕工。➤impose, set設定/確定期限◇The deadline set by the court is Monday.法院確定的最後期限是星期一。➤extend延長期限◇We're asking them to extend the deadline.我們打算請他們延長期限。➤make, meet按期限完成◇It will be a struggle to meet the deadline.要按期完成需要爭分奪秒。➤miss未按期限完成。DEADLINE + VERB➤approach, loom, near截止日期臨近◇She began to panic as the deadline approached.期限臨近,她開始惶恐不安起來。➤expire, pass超過截止日期◇The Wednesday deadline passed without any communication from the rebel leader.星期三的最後期限已經過了,叛亂分子的頭目尚未出面聯絡。PREPOSITION➤before a/the deadline, by a/the deadline在截止日之前;到截止日期◇I must get this report finished by tomorrow's deadline.我必須在明天最後期限之前完成這份報告。➤deadline for⋯的截止日期◇The deadline for entries is noon Thursday.報名參賽的截止期限是星期四中午。