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untiluntilD.J.:[ənˈtil,ʌnˈtil]K.K.:[ʌnˈtɪl]prep.1.■到…为止,在…以前conj.1.■到…为止,在…以前,直到…才

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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。

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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。