| 释义 |
un·til /ənˈtɪl，ʌn-/ prep. | conj.
I prep.
1. 直到…时，到…为止
Could you loan me five dollars until Tuesday? 你能借给我5美元到星期二还吗?
She's worked as a nurse until past her sixtieth birthday. 她当护士一直到过了60岁生日。
It was cold from November until April. 天气从11月份起一直冷到4月。
Until when? 一直要到什么时候?
He was here up until last week. 他在这里一直呆到上星期。
2. [用于否定句]在…之前，直到…(才)
He did not go until midnight. 他直到午夜才走。
They didn't find her until the next day. 他们直到第二天才找到她。
Not until midnight did it stop raining. 直到午夜，雨才停止。
It was not until nearly 11 o'clock that they sighted the snowcapped peak. 直到差不多11点钟时他们才瞧见白雪覆盖的山峰。
3. 〈主苏格兰〉向，朝，对
II conj.
1. 直到…时，到…为止
Wait until I call. 等着，直到我叫你为止。
It's more than two hours until your train leaves. 现在离你乘坐的火车开车还有两个多小时。
You can get free prescriptions until you are 16. 你能免费配药，直到你16岁为止。
He ran until he was breathless. 他一直跑到气喘吁吁才停下。
Stay on the train until you get to Birmingham. 在到达伯明翰之前，留在火车上。
2. [用于否定句]在…以前，直到…(才)
I have nothing to say until I see my lawyer. 在我见到律师以前我没有话可说。
We won't start until Bob comes. 我们要到鲍勃来了再开始。
He was never able to relax until he took up fishing. 直到他开始以钓鱼为乐，他才真正得到了轻松的休息。
Until you told me, I had no idea of it. 在你告诉我之前，我对此一无所知。
I knew it not until he informed me of this. 直到他把这事告诉了我，我才知道。
◇注解until 与 till 同义，选用时主要考虑表达习惯及语句的平衡，在句首时或在正式用语中多用 until [< ME untill<UN- + TILL¹] |