until

conj
英音 [ən'tɪl]
美音 [ən'tɪl]
词频 5口语 3书面 3

英文释义

  • 直到...为止:
    • until late / recently / then

      直到很晚/最近/那时

    • The result of the game was unknown until the last minute.

      直到最后一刻人们才知道比赛的结果。

    • When she fell ill her daughter looked after her until she was better.

      她生病的时候,女儿一直照顾她,直到好转。

  • [用于否定句] 在...以前;直到...才:
    • Not until the film had begun did she arrive.

      直到电影开始她才到。

    • Not until recently did they encourage the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.

      直到最近他们才鼓励在农村开展与旅游相关的活动。

固定搭配

it is not until … that

直到…才…:
  • It was not until he was thirty that he started to paint.

    直到30岁,他才开始画画。


until

prep
英音 [ən'tɪl]
美音 [ən'tɪl]
词频 5口语 3书面 3

英文释义

  • 直到...为止:
    • until late / recently / then

      直到很晚/最近/那时

    • The result of the game was unknown until the last minute.

      直到最后一刻人们才知道比赛的结果。

    • When she fell ill her daughter looked after her until she was better.

      她生病的时候,女儿一直照顾她,直到好转。

  • [用于否定句] 在...以前;直到...才:
    • Not until the film had begun did she arrive.

      直到电影开始她才到。

    • Not until recently did they encourage the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.

      直到最近他们才鼓励在农村开展与旅游相关的活动。

固定搭配

it is not until … that

直到…才…:
  • It was not until he was thirty that he started to paint.

    直到30岁,他才开始画画。