[] a time or date by which sth must be done or completed 最後期限；截止日期◆The deadline for applications is next Friday. 递交申请书的截止日期是下周五。◆She gave herself a two-year deadline to reverse the group's decline. 她给自己两年的期限来扭转这集团的衰落局面。◆It is critical that we meet the 30 April deadline. 我们要在 4 月 30 日最後期限前完成工作是至关重要的。◆The people here work under tight deadlines and intense pressure. 在这里工作的人时间紧、压力大。◆You must be able to work to deadlines. 你必须有能力按期完工。⨁to extend / impose / set a deadline 延长／施加／规定最後期限⨁to hit / make / meet / miss a deadline 达到／确定最後期限；按／未能按最後期限完成⨁strict / tight deadlines 明确的／时间紧的截止日期⨁a deadline approaches / looms / nears / passes 截止日期逼近／过去