until
英 [?n?t?l]
美 [?n?t?l]
prep.到…為止； 在…以前
conj.到…為止，在…以前； 直到…才
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1. I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.
我要有壹些證據以後才提出控告。
來自《權威詞典》
2. Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne.
飛機升空時不要離開座位。
來自《權威詞典》
3. The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.
火車愈來愈慢，最後完全停了。
來自《權威詞典》
4. I'll wait until they arrive.
我會壹直等到他們來。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The exhibition continues until 25 July.
展覽要持續到7月25日。
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典
1. 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年以前他壹直是達勒姆大學生物系的高級講師。
...consumers who have waited until after the Christmas holiday to do that holiday shopping.
等到過完聖誕節才進行節日采購的顧客
Until is also a conjunction.
I waited until it got dark...
我壹直等到天黑。
Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar has dissolved.
用金屬調羹攪拌至糖融化。
2. PREP （與否定詞連用）直到…之前，直到…為止，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。
It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified.
直到1911年才發現了第壹種維生素。
Until is also a conjunction.
The EU will not lift its sanctions until that country makes political changes.
除非該國實施政治改革，否則歐盟將不會解除制裁。
3. up until→see: up;
Usage Note :
Note that you only use until or till when you are talking about time. You do not use these words to talk about place or position. Instead, you should use as far as or up to. Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village?... We walked up to where his bicycle was.
註意，until和till只能用於談論時間。談論地點或位置時應用as far as 或 up to：Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village（那麽妳會坐我們的車壹直坐到那個村莊嗎），We walked up to where his bicycle was（我們壹直走到他放自行車的地方）。