cutoff(名词/形容词)常指截止点、截止日期(或时间);也可指切断点、分界线,或在形容词用法中表示“截止的/终止的”。此外在口语里还可指“走捷径的近路”(较少见)。
/ˈkʌtˌɔːf/
The cutoff for applications is Friday at 5 p.m.
申请的截止时间是周五下午五点。
Because of the sudden cutoff in funding, the project was delayed, even though the team had already completed most of the research.
由于资金突然被切断,这个项目被迫延期,尽管团队已经完成了大部分研究。
cutoff 来自短语 cut off(切断、停止),由 cut(切)+ off(离开、断开)构成。先表示“被切断/终止”,后来引申为“终止点、截止线/截止日期”等抽象意义。