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| /ənˈtɪl/ |
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| 1 | happening or done up to a particular point in time , and then stopping 直到…为止 |
| Baker is expected to be here until the end of the week. 贝克要在这里呆到周末。 |
| I was employed by a manufacturing company until 1999. 我在一家制造公司一直干到1999年。 |
| You’ ll just have to wait until they call your name. 你得一直等到他们叫你的名字。 |
| up until Up until now, everything in Katherine’ s life has been taken care of for her. 直到现在，凯瑟琳的生活起居一直是由他人照料。 |
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| 2 | continuing as far as a particular place 直到（某处） |
| Keep on the bus until the big supermarket, then get off and turn left. 坐公交车到那家大超市，然后下车左拐。 |
| Perry was leading the race until the final bend. 佩里在比赛的最后一个拐弯处之前一直保持领先。 |
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| - | not (...) until
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| used for stating the point at which something finally happens, becomes possible , or becomes true |
| 直到…才 |
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| She went to Felix’ s flat at midday and did not come out until late in the evening. 她中午去了费利克斯的公寓，直到半夜才出来。 |
| They didn’ t see each other again until the autumn. 他们直到秋天才再次见面。 |
| I cannot comment further until I have got all the information. 我要等掌握全部信息之后才能作进一步的评论。 |
| It was not until six o’ clock that we got the first reports of trouble. 直到6点钟我们才听到关于骚乱的第一批报道。 |
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