读音

/unˈtɪl/

释义

• 介词: 表示时间，意为“直到…为止”，“在…之前”。例如: “I’ll work until midnight.”
• 连词: 连接两个句子，表示“直到…才…”。例如: “I won’t go to bed until I finish my homework.”

短语

• “not until” 表示“直到…才…”。例如: “I won’t eat dinner not until I finish my homework.”
• “up until” 同样表示“直到…为止”。例如: “I studied up until the day of the exam.”

例句

• 介词: “She studied until late in the night for her exam.”
• 连词: “I’ll keep quiet until you’re ready to talk.”

同义词

• till
• as long as
• before
• until such time as