Answer — Exercise 4
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Question
- Look at the dictionary extract below from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. What does it tell you about each of the following: grammar, pronunciation, use and meaning?
- Complete the dictionary extracts below by writing a definition for each one.
Answer
a)
Grammar
- noun
- Phrases → on deadline; under deadline
Pronunciation
- Modern IPA → dɛ́dlɑjn.
- Traditional IPA → ˈdedlaɪn.
- 2 syllables → "DED" + "lyn"
Use
- There's no way I can meet that deadline.
- We're working to a tight deadline (we do not have much time to finish the work).
- I'm afraid you've missed the deadline - the deadline for applications was last week.
Meaning
- a date or time before which something must be done
b)
- too expensive; costing more than it is worth
- to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
- a person whom one knows but who is not a particularly close friend
- an introductory act or step; leading action