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dead·line AHD[dĕdʹlīn'] D.J.[ˈdedˌlaɪn]K.K.[ˈdɛdˌlaɪn]n.(名词)- A time limit, as for payment of a debt or completion of an assignment.最后期限:时间限制,如对债务的偿还或任务的完成
- A boundary line in a prison that prisoners can cross only at the risk of being shot.监狱周围的死线:监狱里的界限,犯人们要越过就要冒被枪击的危险
v.tr.(及物动词)dead.lined, dead.lin.ing, dead.lines - To govern by setting a time limit:通过设定一时间期限来统治:"He was never going to be deadlined by a day, or even a month"(New Yorker)“他从不想一天天地被人统治,即使是一个月也不行”(纽约人)
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