until
(also till) (till more informal; until usu preferred in initial position *till多用於口語; until通常用於句首) conj up to the time when 直到...時(為止)
Wait until the rain stops. 等到雨停了再說吧.
Don't leave till I arrive. 我不來你不要離開.
Continue in this direction until you see a sign. 一直朝著這個方向走就看見指示牌了.
Until she spoke I hadn't realized she was foreign. 她要不說話我還一直不知道她是外國人.
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. 只有在通知這些人的親屬以後才可透露其姓名. until (also till), prep
(a) up to (a specified time) 直到(某一時刻)
wait until tomorrow 等到明天
It maylast till Friday. 這可能要延續(xù)到星期五.
Nothing happeneduntil (ie before) 5 o'clock. 五點鐘以前沒有出現(xiàn)任何跡象.
The street is full of traffic from morning till night. 這條街從早到晚行人車輛很多.
Until now I have always lived alone. 我一直獨自生活至今.
I'd like to stay here up until Christmas. 我想在這兒呆到圣誕節(jié).
(b) up to the time of (a specified event) 直到(發(fā)生某事)
The secret was never told until after the old man's death. 這個秘密在老人去世後才說出來.
Don't open it till your birthday. 等到你過生日那天再打開.
She was a bank clerk until the war, when she trained as a nurse. 她戰(zhàn)前是個銀行職員, 戰(zhàn)時受訓(xùn)當(dāng)了護(hù)士.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[?n'til]prep. 直到, 在...以前conj. 直到...時, 在...以前相關(guān)詞組: unless and until not until It was not until...that