单词：until
音标：[әn'til] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 直到, 在...以前
conj. 直到...时, 在...以前
conj. 直到...时, 在...以前
prep. To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects.
prep. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid
until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month.
conj. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to
the time that; till. See Till, conj.
prep. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid
until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month.
conj. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to
the time that; till. See Till, conj.
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until的用法和样例：
例句
用作介词(prep.)
- The heat did not relax until midnight.直到半夜，炎热才缓解。
- We did not notice this matter until yesterday.直到昨天我们才注意到这件事。
- She can't leave until Friday.在星期五之前她不能离开。
用作连词(conj.)
- He put off his departure until his sister came.他推迟行期,直到他妹妹来了之后才走。
- I didn't wake up until I heard the alarm clock.直到听到闹钟的铃声我才醒来。
- You can't leave until your work is finished.在你的工作完成之前,你不能离开。
- I was in the dark about it until she told me.这件事在她告诉我之前，我毫不知情。
- She sticks to the work until it is finished.她坚持工作,直到把工作完成为止。
词汇搭配
- until further notice另行通知
- unless and until 直到 ... 才
- up向上
- until now迄今
- until the cows come home无限期地
- until farther notice在另行通知之前...
- until doomsday直到世界末日...
- until the present到现在为止
- to be left until called for留局待领
- Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦，除非麻...
- cross a bridge until one comes to it未到江边先搭桥...
- stay until the last dog is hung逗留到最后一刻...
- until then到那时
- right up until一直到
- until recently直到最近
经典引文
He hastned them vntill.
出自：SpenserStaires..ascending vp vntill the midst of the pillers.
出自：R. HakluytThe Laird..had devoted his leisure untill tillage and agriculture.
出自：Sir W. Scott