Until
[ ən'tɪl ]
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prep. 到…为止;在…以前;
conj. 到…为止，在…以前;直到…才;
📝 例句
Will this fish keep until tomorrow?
这鱼能搁到明天吗?
I have interviews until noon,
我从现在到中午， 有一系列的面谈，
Wait until the rain stops.
等到雨停了再说吧.
Go straight down the road until you come to the Post Office.
顺着这条路一直走到邮局为止。
She didn't go to bed until her daughter came back.
她一直等到女儿回来才去睡觉。
🌱 联想助记
【串】坐近桌子council(议事),手里拿着pencil(铅笔),形如一个pupil(小学生),说要突破nil(零),许多年后until(直到……时)
【记】※ un-前缀“不”,ti-拼音“提”,l-似数字“1”:到现在为止你还不提一句话
※ un-前缀“不”,ti-拼音“踢”,l-拼音“了”:不踢了,到现在为止还没进球
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
until
(also till) (till more informal; until usu preferred in initial position *till多用於口语; until通常用於句首) conj up to the time when 直到...时（为止）
Wait until the rain stops. 等到雨停了再说吧.
Don't leave till I arrive. 我不来你不要离开.
Continue in this direction until you see a sign. 一直朝著这个方向走就看见指示牌了.
Until she spoke I hadn't realized she was foreign. 她要不说话我还一直不知道她是外国人.
I won't stop shouting until you let me go. 你不放我走我就一直喊叫.
No names are being released until (ie before) the relatives have been told. 只有在通知这些人的亲属以後才可透露其姓名. until (also till), prep
(a) up to (a specified time) 直到（某一时刻）
wait until tomorrow 等到明天
It maylast till Friday. 这可能要延续到星期五.
Nothing happeneduntil (ie before) 5 o'clock. 五点钟以前没有出现任何迹象.
The street is full of traffic from morning till night. 这条街从早到晚行人车辆很多.
Until now I have always lived alone. 我一直独自生活至今.
I'd like to stay here up until Christmas. 我想在这儿呆到圣诞节.
(b) up to the time of (a specified event) 直到（发生某事）
The secret was never told until after the old man's death. 这个秘密在老人去世後才说出来.
Don't open it till your birthday. 等到你过生日那天再打开.
She was a bank clerk until the war, when she trained as a nurse. 她战前是个银行职员, 战时受训当了护士.
🔁 扩展释义
*[әn'til]prep. 直到, 在...以前conj. 直到...时, 在...以前相关词组: unless and until not until It was not until...that
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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Mr. Douglas is currently on leave.
道格拉斯先生眼下正在休假。
I'm looking forward to it.
我盼望着这件事。
Can I help you?
你们要点什么？