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until

英 [ənˈtɪl]

美 [ənˈtɪl]

conj./prep.  到…时; 直到…为止

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.382 / COCA.270

牛津词典

    conj.

      prep.

      • 到…时;直到…为止
        up to the point in time or the event mentioned
        1. Let's wait until the rain stops.
          咱们等雨停了吧。
        2. Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English.
          直到她开口说话我才知道她不是英格兰人。
        3. You're not going out until you've finished this.
          你不把这事做完就不准出去。
        4. Until now I have always lived alone.
          直到现在,我一直独自生活。
        5. They moved here in 2002. Until then they'd always been in the London area.
          他们2002年搬到这里,之前一直住在伦敦地区。
        6. He continued working up until his death.
          他一直工作到去世。
        7. The street is full of traffic from morning till night .
          街上从早到晚车水马龙。
        8. You can stay on the bus until London (= until you reach London) .
          你可以不用下车,直到公车到达伦敦。

      柯林斯词典

      • PREP 直至;直到;在…之前
        If something happensuntila particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time.
        1. Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
          1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。
        2. ...consumers who have waited until after the Christmas holiday to do that holiday shopping.
          等到过完圣诞节才进行节日采购的顾客
        3. Untilis also a conjunction.
        4. I waited until it got dark...
          我一直等到天黑。
        5. Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar has dissolved.
          用金属调羹搅拌至糖融化。
      • PREP (与否定词连用)直到…之前,直到…为止,除非
        You useuntilwith a negative to emphasize the moment in time after which the rest of your statement becomes true, or the condition which would make it true.
        1. The traffic laws don't take effect until the end of the year...
          交通法要到年底才生效。
        2. It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified.
          直到1911年才发现了第一种维生素。
        3. Untilis also a conjunction.
        4. The EU will not lift its sanctions until that country makes political changes.
          除非该国实施政治改革,否则欧盟将不会解除制裁。
      • up until→ see:up
      • Note that you only useuntilortillwhen you are talking about time. You do not use these words to talk about place or position. Instead, you should useas far asorup to.Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village?... We walked up to where his bicycle was.
        注意,until和till只能用于谈论时间。谈论地点或位置时应用as far as 或 up to:Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village(那么你会坐我们的车一直坐到那个村庄吗),We walked up to where his bicycle was(我们一直走到他放自行车的地方)。

      双语例句

      • I know you will never be at peace until you have discovered where your brother is.
        我知道,不查明你兄弟在哪儿你永远都不得安宁。
      • I have left my best wine until last
        我把最好的酒留到了最后。
      • We stood in the doorway until our eyes adjusted
        我们站在门口直到眼睛适应了光线的变化。
      • I'm sure the burglars waited until my insurance claim was through and came back to clean me out again
        我敢肯定,窃贼们一定是等着我领到了保险赔偿金,然后回来再次把我洗劫一空。
      • I backed up carefully until I felt the wall against my back
        我小心翼翼地后退,直到感觉后背碰到了墙壁。
      • It has taken until now to pin down its exact location
        直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。
      • Work the flour and yeast mixture together until you have a sticky dough.
        将面粉和酵母混在一起和成黏糊糊的面团。
      • He put his retirement on hold until he had found a solution
        他推迟了退休,直到他找到了解决办法。
      • The traffic laws don't take effect until the end of the year
        交通法要到年底才生效。
      • He will probably wait until the last minute.
        他也许会等到最后一刻。