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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

until [ən'tɪl]
  1. 1. preposition 直到…时
    They didn't find her until the next day.
    他们直到第二天找到她。
  2. 2. conjunction 到…为止
    She waited until he had gone.
    一直等到他走为止
    until now
    直到现在
    not until now
    直到现在
    until then
    届时
    not until then
    直到那时…才

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

until [ənˈtɪl]
  1. 1. conjunction 直到……时,到……为止
    We ran until we were out of breath.
    我们一直跑到气喘吁吁
  2. 2. conjunction 在……之前直到……(才)
    You cannot eat your dessert until you have finished eating your vegetables.
    吃完蔬菜之后,你才可以甜点
  3. 3. preposition 直到……时,到……为止
    Johnston jumped in and kept her afloat until a boat reached them.
    约翰斯顿跳了下去,将她托在水面上,直到小船搭救他们
  4. 4. preposition 在……之前直到……(才)
    I will not be able to live alone until I have enough money.
    直到拥有足够的钱,我才可以独自生活

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

until [ənˈtɪl]
  1. 1. conjunction, preposition happening or done up to a particular point in time, and then stopping
  2. 2. conjunction, preposition continuing as far as a particular place

Example Search

Quite naturally there would be no photographs of mother and child until the baby was in good shape and quite likely not until Mr. Haden had negotiated a financial consideration. [Source: Web Examples ]
很自然,在婴儿状况良好之前,且很可能在哈登先生谈好报酬之前,不会有任何母子的照片发表。
Wait until the meat turns a dark brown color.
一直等到肉变成深褐色。
Until the 1950s, the average life expectancy in Greenland was about 35 years.
二十世纪五十年代之前,格陵兰岛的平均寿命是35岁左右。
Go straight until the traffic light.
径直走到交通灯那儿。
The club doesn't get fun until after midnight.
过了午夜,俱乐部里才会变得有意思。
It is impossible to finish this work until Tuesday.
周二之前不可能完成这份工作。
The bar is closed until further notice.
酒吧现已停业,开业时间另行通知。
Cook diced melons in a pan together with spices and herbs until done.
厨师用平底锅烹调瓜块时,还放了一些调料和药草。
Sand the wood until it has a nice bevel.
用砂纸打磨这块木头,磨出一个光滑的斜面。
The physicist pushed the two cups together until they touched to exemplify his theory.
物理学家把两个杯子推到一起让它们相切,以证明他提出的理论。

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