n.[C]

1. 截止期限，最後限期
   Can they finish this before the deadline?

   他們能不能在最後期限之前完成這項工作？

   The deadline for making an application is next Friday.

   申請於下星期五截止。

2. （報紙等的）截稿時間
   The reporter's deadline was 8 P.M. for the morning edition.

   記者給上午版發稿的截止時間是（前一天的）下午八點。

3. （監獄周圍的）死線
4. 不可逾越的界線

n.

1. the latest time or date by which something should be completed.
2. historical a line drawn around a prison beyond which prisoners were liable to be shot.