[] a time or date by which sth must be done or completed最后期限；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 日最后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／规定最后期限⨁to hit / make / meet / miss a deadline达到／确定最后期限；按／未能按最后期限完成⨁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