until
[ən'til]
prep.直到 ... 的时候, 在...以前
conj.直到 ... 时候才 ..., 在...之前, 直到...的程度
例句与用法:
She was a bank clerk until the war, when she trained as a nurse.
她战前是个银行职员,战时受训当了护士。
He lived in California until he was twenty.
他在加里弗尼亚一直住到20岁。
I didn't wake up until I heard the alarm clock.
直到听到闹钟的铃声我才醒来。
词形变化:
动词过去式: untied | 动词过去分词: untied | 动词现在分词: untying | 动词第三人称单数: unties |
prep.
1. 直到……时, 到……为止
Will this fish keep until tomorrow?
这鱼能搁到明天吗?
2. (用于否定句)在……之前, 直到……(才)
She didn't go to bed until eleven o'clock.
她直到十一点才上床睡觉。
conj.
1. 直到……时, 到……为止
He worked in Hong Kong until his father found him a job in Canada.
在他父亲给他在加拿大找到差事前, 他一直在香港工作。
2. (用于否定句)在……以前, 直到……才
She didn't go to bed until her daughter came back.
她一直等到女儿回来才去睡觉。
until
词形变化:
动词过去式: untied | 动词过去分词: untied | 动词现在分词: untying | 动词第三人称单数: unties |
同义词:
undo | unfasten | loosen | unknot | unravel | unpick | disentangle | untangle | free | release | set free | unleash | let loose | unlock | unlace | unbrace |
反义词:
tie |
词义辨析:
同义参见:
pending
during
until[,ʌn'til]prep.1.■直到…为止;直到:They talked on and on until four o'clock in the morning.他们一直谈到凌晨四点。2.■在…以前;直到…才,不到…不…[常用于否定结构中]:He did not set foot in England again until 2002.直到2002年他才再次来到英国。3.■[苏格兰和英格兰北部英语]到;向;往conj.1.■直到…时,直到…为止2.■直到…地方;直到…程度3.■在…以前;不到…不…;直到…才…[常用于否定结构中]
untiluntil[ənˈtil, ʌnˈtil]prep.1.■(=to the time of)直到...时, 到...为止2.■[常用在否定句中](=before)在...以前; 直到...才; 不到...(不)until his death直到他死until four o'clock直到四点钟He did not go until night.他直到夜里才走。It was not until yesterday that I noticed it.直到昨天我才注意到这件事。
词性变化until[ənˈtil, ʌnˈtil]conj.1.■(=up to the time when)到...时为止; 直到...时2.■[用在否定句中](=before)在...以前; 不到...(不)3.■直到...地方; 直到...程度I will wait here until the concert is over.我将一直在这儿等到音乐会结束。Until he returns, nothing can be done.他不回来什么也不能做。Go straight on until you come to a large building.一直往前走, 直到你走到一座大楼。4.■【说明】till与until同义, 但在主句前的从句或短语中, 通常用until。例如:Until then, I knew nothing at all about it.在那时以前, 我对这事一无所知。
preposition& conjunction
- up to (the point in time or the event mentioned)
直到…时,到…为止
[as prep.]the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents.
绑匪给我们定的递交文件最后期限是10月11日。
he held the office until his death.
他到死为止一直拥有这一职位。
[as conjunction]you don't know what you can achieve until you try.
尝试后才能知道自己能成就什么。
- Middle English: from Old Norse und 'as far as' + till (the sense thus duplicated)
- On the differences between until and till, see usage at till
until
动词 untie:
undo the ties of
cause to become loose
until
■Do not halloo until you are out of the woods.
(谚)未出险境,先别高兴。
■A man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty.
一个人未被证明有罪前,被视为是清白的。
■Go on until you get to the next corner and then turn left.
一直往前走,到了第一个拐角,就向左转弯。
■Keep straight on until you get to the church.
一直朝前走就走到教堂了。
■Continue in this direction until you see a sign.
一直朝著这个方向走就看见指示牌了。
■Farewell until we meet again!
下次再见!
■Keep a low profile until the trouble over your activities is past.
不到影响你活动的麻烦事过去,你不要抛头露面。
■Better lie low until this affair blows over.
事过境迁之前,你还是躲起来较好。
■He can keep up until ten o'clock tonight.
今天晚上他能坚持到10点钟不睡。
■He saved money bit by bit until he had enough to buy a car.
他一点儿一点儿攒钱直到够买一辆汽车。
■He waited until the applause had subsided.
他一直等到掌声平息后才继续下去。
■He didn't wake up until 11 o'clock in the morning.
他上午十一点才醒。
■He will not come until, er, ten o'clock.
他不会在,呃,10点钟以前来的。
■They went on firing until they had spent all their ammunition.
他们不停地射击,耗尽了所有的弹药。
■I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract.
他们履行合同后,我才付钱。
■They continued down until they came to some pockets of natural gas.
他们继续往下钻,终於找到了一些天然气的气阱。
■They managed to hold on until help arrived.
他们设法坚持住直到有救援到来。
■He chose not to go home until later.
他决定晚一点才回家。
■Not until eleven o'clock did he come home.
他到十一点才回家。
■He lay in agony until the doctor arrived.
他十分痛苦地躺在那里,直到医生来到。
■He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything at all.
他因循坐误,一事无成。
■He lived in California until he was twenty.
他在加里弗尼亚一直住到20岁。
■He had a shutout until the ninth inning.
他封锁对方打击直到第九局。
■He travelled on foot for several days until he safely reached a guerrilla base.
他徒步走了好几天,最后安全到达一个游击队根据地。
■He kept on barging about until I told him to stop.
他总是到处乱闯,直到我叫他停才停了下来。
■He boarded at my house/with me until he found a flat.
他找到住房之前,在我家寄膳。
■He had polished the table-top until it gleamed.
他把桌面擦得很亮。
■He held on to a branch until we came to his rescue.
他抓住一根树枝,直到我们把他救下来。
■He eld off his departure until his sister had come.
他推迟行期直到他妹妹来后才走。
■He twiddled with the controls of the radio until he found the station.
他旋弄了一阵收音机的旋钮才找到了那个电台。
■He hacked (away) at the branch until it fell off.
他朝著树枝(不停地)砍,直到砍下为止。
■His fame as a poet did not come until after his death.
他死后才获得诗人之名。
■Not until his friend offered to help could he do it.
他的朋友帮助他,他才有办法做那事。
■He watched the train away until it was only a dot in the distance.
他目送着列车驶去,直到它成了远方的一个小黑点。
■He hung on until the rope broke.
他紧紧抓住绳子,直到绳子断开。
■He practiced saying his speech over until he was letter-perfect.
他练习背诵自己的演说稿,直到把它完全记熟。
■He went to the piano and noodle around until the tune came back to him.
他走到钢琴边随意弹奏起来,一直到他想起那曲子。
■He go on hunger strike until the prison authorities allow him to receive mail.
他进行绝食斗争直到监狱当局允许他获得邮件。
■The meeting was held over until Friday.
会议推迟到星期五才举行。
■Go straight on until you come to a bus stop.
你一直往前走,直到公共汽车站为止。
■You'll be attached to this department until the end of the year.
你在年底前将暂属於这一部门。
■Hang on at your present job until you can get another.
你在没有找到另一个工作前不要放弃目前的工作。
■You ought to go slow until you feel really well again.
你应该减少活动,要到真正康复以後再说。
■The doctor fought with his assailant until he ran away.
医生和他的攻击者打起来,直到把那人打跑。
■Disposal unadvisable recommend hold until further notice.
卖不掉不足取,建议保留下来另候通知。
■You'll never be in shape until you eat less and take more exercise.
只有少吃多锻炼才能健美。
■Columbus kept on his way until he saw land.
可哥伦布继续前行直到他看到了陆地。
■Mr. Smith will not be in until eleven.
史密斯先生要到11点才能回来。
■Jim's father told him to stay put until he came back.
吉姆的父亲叫他留在家里,等他回来。
■Hal used to sing in the cathedral choir until his voice broke.
哈尔在噪音变为成年人的之前一直在大教堂唱诗班唱歌。