| 释义 |
Examples:don't pass judgment until you've seen the end—lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—lie low until the fuss dies down—lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop—title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy, conferred meritorious candidates until the next examination—a Qing prince who was the designated successor emperor Guangxu until the Boxer uprising—lit. not have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed—(until WWII) Königsberg, capital of East Prussia on the Baltic—(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century 1919)—persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end—modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th early 20th century)—Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty—until the end of time [idiom.]—talk until one is blue in the face—(live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss—lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. get over difficulties before reaching the goal—King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant—Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)—single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)—lit. not stop until one reaches the Yellow River [idiom.]—delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves [idiom.]—lit. not shed a tear until one sees the coffin [idiom.]—you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare [idiom.]— |