中英互译
until
英 /ʌnˈtɪl/美 /ʌnˈtɪl/
基本释义
- conj.到……时,直到……为止
- prep.到……时,直到……为止;直到(某处)
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词语例句
到……时,直到……为止conj.
四级六级考研高中Heat the jam until it liquefies.
加热果酱直至其液化。
You don't want to wait until it's too late to do something.
你不会希望等到为时已晚的时候再去做某些事情。
At least the slides were good, that is, until the bulb in the projector blew.
至少在投影仪的灯泡爆了之前,幻灯片还不错。
到……时,直到……为止prep.
四级六级考研She lay sleepless until dawn.
她躺在那儿,直到天亮才睡着。
Until the 1930s, travelers had difficulty reaching the country.
直到20世纪30年代,旅行者都很难到达这个国家。
It will decide on the Weddell Sea sanctuary proposal at a conference in Australia in October, although a decision on the peninsula sanctuary is not expected until later.
在10月份澳大利亚召开的一次会议上将对威德尔海洋保护区的提议作出决定,不过之后才会对半岛保护区作出决定。
直到(某处)prep.
Keep on the bus until the fancy restaurant, then get off and turn right.
坐公交车到那家豪华餐厅,然后下车右拐。
- She lay sleepless until dawn.她躺在那儿,直到天亮才睡着。来自《牛津词典》
- Heat the jam until it liquefies.加热果酱直至其液化。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The car is taxed until July.这辆汽车的牌照税缴纳到了七月。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- not ... until ...直到……才……
- Wait Until Dark盲女惊魂记;等到天黑;奇谋妙计女福星;盲女惊魂记等到天黑
- Until you come直到你的来临;直到你出现;直到你回到我身旁;直至你出现
- Until Dawn直到黎明;黎明杀机;黎明之前;静待黎明
- Until Death决战死亡线;悍警重生;等到死;又名
- Until Death Do Us Part直至死亡将我们分开;至死不渝;直到死亡将我们分离;白头到老
词语扩展
conj.
在…以前;直到…时
prep.
在…以前;到…为止
词义分布
直到
83.1%
直至
9.4%
至
5.4%
一直到
2.1%
柯林斯词典
- prep.happening before a particular time and then stopping at that time
直至,直到,在…之前(表示某事在某个时刻停止)- Until 2004, Julie lived in Canada.*2004年以前,朱莉生活在加拿大。
- prep.not happening before a particular time and only starting to happen at that time
直到…之前,除非(表示某事在某个时刻之前没有发生)- I won't arrive in Dublin until Saturday.我要到星期六才能到达都柏林。
词源
- until直到un-,直到,来自 PIE*ant,前面,词源同 ante-,anterior.-til,直到,词源同 till,因此,该词实际上 两个部分表达的是同一个意思。比较 unto.
- untilFrom Middle English until, untill, ontil, ontill, equivalent to un- (“against; toward; up to”) + till. Perhaps representing a northern variant of Middle English unto. See unto.