until 详细解释

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

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。

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 |

词义辨析

同义参见:

pending  during  

英英释义

动词 untie:

undo the ties of

同义词:untie, unbrace, unlace

cause to become loose

同义词:untie, undo, loosen

补充

untiluntil英:[ənˈtil,ʌnˈtil] 美:[ʌnˈtɪl]prep.1.到…为止,在…以前conj.1.到…为止,在…以前,直到…才

例句

1. I waited until ten o'clock.我一直等到十点。 2. It's never been a problem until now.至今这一直都不是一个问题。 3. See you next week. until then, keep warm.下周见。这期间注意保暖啊。 4. He continued writing right up until his death.他坚持写作, 直至去世。 5. It won't be ready until next week.这要到下个星期才能准备好。 6. Not until then will we know the answer.到那时候我们才能知道答案。 7. We'll wait here until he comes.我们会一直在这里等到他来。 8. She waited until he had gone.她一直等到他离开。 9. You can't go out until you've done your homework.你做完作业才能出去。 10. They talked on and on until four o'clock in the morning.他们一直谈到凌晨四点。 11. He did not set foot in England again until 2002.直到2002年他才再次来到英国。 12. [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。 13. he held the office until his death.他到死为止一直拥有这一职位。 14. [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。 15. The restaurant is open until midnight.这家餐馆营业到午夜才关门。 16. until that moment she had been happy.在那一刻之前,她一直很开心的。 17. She waited until he had finished.她一直等到他完成为止。 18. We won't leave until the police get here (= we won't leave before they come).在警察到来之前我们不会离开。 19. I stayed until morning.我一直待到早晨。 20. He was in prison from 1850 until the 1854 revolt.从1850年至1854年起义这段时间他一直在狱中。 21. She will be out of the office until next week.她下个星期才来上班。 22. The coupon is good until the end of March.优惠券的有效期一直到三月底。 23. "until then, I had never known happiness."直到那时,我才知道什么是幸福。 24. I will keep working up until dinnertime.我会一直工作到吃饭时间。 25. We don't open until ten.我们十点才开门营业。 26. The car won't be ready until tomorrow.这辆车到明天才可以用。 27. We played until it got dark.我们一直玩到天黑。 28. Wait until I call.等我电话。 29. Keep going until I tell you to stop.继续走,直到我让你停下来。 30. I ran until I was breathless.我一直跑到上气不接下气。 31. Stay here until the danger has passed.危险过去之前,先待在这儿别动。 32. Stir the dough until it forms a ball.和面直到它成团。 33. "You cannot go outside until you finish your homework. = Not until you finish your homework can you go outside. [=when you finish your homework you can go outside, but not before then]"你做完作业后才能出去。