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直到…时;到…为止 -
• Let's wait until the rain stops. 我们还是等到雨停了再说吧。 - 2. 用于否定句
在…之前 -
• We didn't realized she was a foreigner until she spoke. 直到她开口,我们才发现她是个外国人。 - 3.
直到…地方;直到…程度 -
• Go straight on until you come to a red building. 一直往前去,直到一座红色大楼为止。 -
• My father worked until he was too tired to do more. 父亲一直工作到累得再也不能多干时才休息。
用法说明
until, till
1. until, till
这两个词都只用于时间,意思完全一样,前者可用于口语和书面语,而后者则多用于口语中。在句首多用until。例如:
Until now the problem has never really arisen. 直到现在,这个问题才真正显露出来。
The secret was never told until after the old man's death. 这个秘密在老人去世后才说出来。
2. until (或till),by
当我们谈到目前正在进行而将来某一时刻将停止的事情或情况时,用until; 而表示“某一特定时间以前将做某事”则要用by。试比较:
Can you repair my watch by Tuesday?星期二以前你能把我的手表修好吗?
Can I stay until the weekend?我能一直呆到周未吗?