until
- conj./prep.直到;直到…为止;到…时
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到…时；直到…为止
up to the point in time or the event mentioned
Let's wait until the rain stops.
咱们等雨停了吧。
Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English.
直到她开口说话我才知道她不是英格兰人。
You're not going out until you've finished this.
你不把这事做完就不准出去。
Until now I have always lived alone.
直到现在，我一直独自生活。
They moved here in 2002. Until then they'd always been in the London area.
他们2002年搬到这里，之前一直住在伦敦地区。
He continued working up until his death.
他一直工作到去世。
The street is full of traffic from morning till night .
街上从早到晚车水马龙。
You can stay on the bus until London (= until you reach London) .
你可以不用下车，直到公车到达伦敦。
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PREP 直至；直到；在…之前
If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time.Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。
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PREP （与否定词连用）直到…之前，直到…为止，除非
You use until with a negative to emphasize the moment in time after which the rest of your statement becomes true, or the condition which would make it true.The traffic laws don't take effect until the end of the year...
交通法要到年底才生效。
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注意，until和till只能用于谈论时间。谈论地点或位置时应用as far as 或 up to：Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village（那么你会坐我们的车一直坐到那个村庄吗），We walked up to where his bicycle was（我们一直走到他放自行车的地方）。
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We didn 't leave until the very end .
我们直到最后才离开。
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We will explore every avenue until we find an answer .
我们要探索一切途径，直到找到答案为止。
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Can you last until I can get help ?
你能支撑到有人来帮我吗？
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I won 't go until I 'm good and ready .
我要完全准备就绪后才走。
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By law , you are a child until you are 18 .
按照法律规定，18岁之前是未成年人。
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It took time until the political situation had normalized .
政治局势过了很长时间才恢复正常。
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No decision will be taken on the matter until next week .
到下星期才会对这一问题作出决定。
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Things were going fine until you showed up .
你一露面就把事情搞糟了。
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Don 't leave your packing until the last possible moment .
打点行李不要拖到最后一刻。
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You 're not going out until you 've finished this .
你不把这事做完就不准出去。
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This special offer is valid until the end of the month .
这个特价优惠月底前有效。
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She wanted to continue working until she was 60 .
她想要继续工作到60岁。
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Follow this road until you get to the school , then turn left .
沿着这条路走到学校，然后向左拐。
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You may stay until morning , if you wish .
如果你愿意，你可以一直待到早晨。
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Keep on until you get to the church .
一直往前走到教堂。
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The money will be held in trust until she is 18 .
这笔钱将由人代管到她18岁为止。
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Let 's park that until our next meeting .
咱们把这留到下次开会时再处理吧。
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You have to wait until the drugs have passed out of your system .
你必须等到药物排出体外。
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She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found .
在找到替换人员以前，她将继续做她目前的工作。
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The government has shelved the idea until at least next year .
政府决定把这个想法先放一放，至少推迟到明年再说。
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Don 't fire until I signal .
等我发出信号后再开枪。
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Until she spoke I hadn 't realized she wasn 't English .
直到她开口说话我才知道她不是英格兰人。
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They continued until they came to a river .
他们继续往前一直来到河边。
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I 'll wait outside until the meeting 's over .
我要在外面等到会议结束。
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We didn 't arrive back at the hotel until very late .
我们很晚才回到了旅馆。
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The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has been carried out .
在基本修缮工作完成之前，这座桥暂时关闭。
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The matter was not finally settled until later .
这事后来才得到彻底解决。
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They were not able to take up residence in their new home until the spring .
他们到第二年春天才住进了新家。
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We 've had to put off our wedding until September .
我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。
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The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order .
争论持续不休，直到主席要求双方遵守议事规则。