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单词 till
释义
till1 preposition, conjunctiontill2 nountill3 verb
tilltill1 /tɪl, tl/ ●●● S1 preposition, conjunction spoken Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I have to work till eight tonight.
  • Kate didn't walk till she was 18 months old.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He leaned back in his chair and laughed till the tears ran down his face.
(=all day – used for emphasis)· He works from morning till night.
(=prepare the soil to grow crops)· Their time is spent in constantly tilling the soil.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► argue/talk etc till you’re blue in the face
  • They stay up and play cards till the cows come home.
  • You could wait till Doomsday and he'd never show up.
  • Of course, if you choose a male tree you can wait until Doomsday and still never see a berry.
  • You can watch television news programs from now until doomsday and never come across any statement about Manny Freebus.
  • Arlen Specter until he dropped out of the Republican race.
  • It harasses other gulls until they drop their hard-won food and then swoops down to catch it - often in mid-air.
  • Or they can board one of the famous San Francisco trams to shop till they drop at Ghiradelli Square.
  • Putting his hand on my head, he looked at his sheep until they dropped their eyes.
  • She only wanted him to go on dancing till he dropped.
  • They work until they drop, twenty, thirty hours at a time.
  • Try having your last meal no later than 5 p. m. Working till I drop will help me sleep.
  • You shop until you drop and then what?
► 3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something
  • But we have to wait until then.
  • Don't wait until it has been completed.
  • He would wait until evening and the solitude of the rectory, and the peace of his newly dug garden.
  • I wait till she has finished and gone upstairs.
  • I reactivated the potentially offending pieces of software, one by one, waiting until the problem reappeared.
  • It is not necessary to wait until the data are completely processed or analyzed before the report writing phase can begin.
  • The entertainment behemoth has said it would wait until shareholders in both companies approve the acquisition at separate meetings Thursday.
  • They were asked to wait until Kitty was eighteen and they agreed.
 until:  I didn’t have a boyfriend till I was 17. The shop’s open till nine o'clock on Fridays.
till1 preposition, conjunctiontill2 nountill3 verb
tilltill2 /tɪl/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtill2
Origin:
1400-1500 Anglo-French tylle
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He was always up to any adventure that didn't involve working at tills or sitting on three-legged stools.
  • The till girl mouths her request for identity.
  • The till jangled like a fire alarm, and Croughton the pot-bellied potman was already in a lather.
  • The tills are stacked like bunk beds, 9 to 10 feet high.
  • The raiders escaped with the takings from two tills.
  • They introduced rigid quality control, centralised distribution and electronic tills.
  • Yes Cashpoints, tills and vending machines will all have to be changed or simply bought anew.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto catch someone doing something wrong
to find or see someone while they are actually doing something wrong: catch somebody doing something: · Pat caught her daughter stealing money from her purse.· Brooks was caught smoking in an airplane lavatory and fined $750 dollars.
to catch someone who is in the middle of doing something bad or illegal, especially stealing, when they are not expecting it: · Sperling was caught red-handed attempting to break into a house.· Several graffiti artists were caught in the act on the Brown River bridge.catch somebody in the act of doing something: · He caught Wendy in the act of looking through his personal papers.
British to catch someone stealing money from the place where they work: · The article says that at least five government officials have been caught with their fingers in the till.
to steal money that you have been trusted to look after
to steal money from the place where you work, especially over a long period of time: · The court was told that Julie had been embezzling funds for the last two years.· He embezzled large amounts of money to finance his gambling.
formal to steal money that you had been trusted to keep safe: · During the trial, Raabe admitted that he misappropriated $80,000 of church funds.
British informal to steal money from the place where you work, especially when your work involves handling money: · They knew that money was going missing and Davy was eventually caught with his fingers in the till.
WORD SETS
after-sales service, agro-industry, nounarcade, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectivebakery, nounbar code, nounbargain, nounbarrier to trade, nounbarrow, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbidding, nounbid-rigging, nounboard of directors, nounBOL, bonded factory, bookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbook token, nounboom, nounboom, verbboot sale, nounboutique, nounboxed, adjectivebreakdown clause, B/S, business agent, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, buyback, nounbuyer, nounbuying power, C&F, callback, nouncarrying charge, cash and carry, nouncash basis, nouncash desk, nouncash discount, nouncash generation, cash price, cash register, nouncasualty insurance, CFI, CFR, chain store, nounchamber of trade, nouncheckout, nounCIF, CIP, clearance sale, nounclosed-door policy, nounComdex, nouncommercial agent, common ownership, comparative advantage, competitive advantage, competitive strategy, completion date, concessionaire, nounconsign, verbconsignee, nounconsignment, nounconsignor, nounconsolidator, nounconsumer, nounconsumer confidence, nounconsumerism, nounconsumer society, nouncontinuous improvement, conversion rate, corn exchange, nouncorporate investment, cost, nouncost price, nouncreative brief, credit, nouncredit account, nouncredit control, credit note, nouncreditor turnover rate, nouncredit terms, credit voucher, nouncustom, nouncustomer, nouncustomer capital, cutover, nouncut-price, adjectivedealership, noundebit account, declaration insurance, deliverable, noundelivery date, delivery receipt, deputy chairman, dime store, noundirect investment, disability insurance, discount, noundiscounting, noundispenser, noundistribute, verbdistributive, adjectivedocket, noundocumentary credit, domestic investment, draft terms, draper, noundrive-in, noundrive-in store, -driven, suffixdrop-shipping, nounDutch auction, nounearnings, nounEFQM Excellence Model, electronic point of sale, embargo, verbemporium, nounescalator clause, escape clause, executive chairman, expiration date, export, nounexport, verbexport credit, exporter, nounexport insurance, extended credit, external competitiveness, EXW, factory shop, fair dealing, financial investment, first-tier supplier, flat, adjectiveflea market, nounfleet terms, florist, nounfor-profit, adjectivefree market, nounfree port, nounfreight, nounfreight, verbfront end, nounfutures market, noungift certificate, noungift token, noungift-wrap, verbgiveaway, nounglut, noungoodwill, noungrandfather clause, greengrocer, noungross margin, noungross national product, noungross profit, nounguaranteed price, halo effect, handle, verbhandling charge, nounhigh street, nounhome product, hookup, nounHP, nounindent, nounindirect sale, industrial estate, nouninstallment plan, nouninstalment, nounInternet Service Provider, inventory, nouninvestment goods, invoice, nouninvoice, verbjob order, kanban system, layaway, nounleasing, nounliability insurance, license, verbline, nounlist price, nounlong-term credit, loss leader, nounlot, nounlumberyard, nounmail order, nounmarkdown, nounmarket, nounmarket-driven, adjectivemarket economy, nounmarket forces, nounmarketing, nounmarket leader, nounmarket-led, adjectivemarket price, nounmarket research, nounmarket value, nounmark-up, nounmedium-term credit, mercantile, adjectivemerchandise, nounmerchandiser, nounmerchant, nounMNC, MNE, move, verbmultiple, nounmultiple store, nounoff, adverboffer, nounoff-the-shelf, adjectiveo.n.o., open, adjectiveopen, verbopening hours, nounorder, nounorder, verbOTC, out, adverboutbid, verboutpost, nounoutsell, verboverbid, verboverbook, verboversubscribed, adjectiveovertrade, verbown brand, adjectiveown label, adjectivepackage, verbpackage deal, nounpackager, nounpackaging, nounpacket, nounparade, nounpart exchange, nounpass-along, nounpass-through, nounpeddle, verbpedlar, nounperformance guarantee, perfumery, nounpetty cash, nounpitch, nounplaza, nounpoint of sale, nounprice, nounprice, verbprice fixing, nounprice-fixing, nounprice list, nounprice tag, nounprice war, nounprivate company, private investment, problem child, nounproducer, nounproduction control, profit, nounprofit margin, nounpro forma invoice, nounpro-forma invoice, property and liability insurance, proprietary, adjectivepunter, nounpurchase, verbpurchase, nounpurveyor, nounpyramid selling, nounquotation, nounrake-off, nounready-to-wear, adjectivereal estate, nounreceipt, nounrefund, verbregular, nounrelaunch, nounremnant, nounrent, verbrent, nounrental, nounreorder, verbresell, verbreserve, nounretail, nounretail, verbretail, adverbretailer, nounretailing, nounretail park, nounrevolving credit, sale, nounsales channel, sales slip, nounsecond-tier supplier, secured credit, self-service, adjectivesell-by date, nounseller, nounseller's market, nounselling, nounselling price, nounserve, verbservice, nounservice agreement, service bureau, nounsettlement date, sex shop, nounshelf life, nounship, verbshopfitting, nounshopping centre, nounshopping mall, nounshopping precinct, nounshop-soiled, adjectiveshopworn, adjectiveshort-term credit, showcase, nounshowroom, nounshrink-wrapped, adjectivesister company, soft sell, nounsolicit, verbsouk, nounspecial, nounSRP, stand, nounstand-alone, adjectivestaple, nounstartup, nounstationer, nounstock, nounstockist, nounstockroom, nounstocktaking, nounstoppage in transit, nounstore brand, nounstorefront, nounstreet price, strip mall, nounstructural analysis, supermarket, nounsuperstore, nounsurcharge, nounsurcharge, verbtake-up, nountakings, nountelesales, nountender, verbthrift shop, nounthroughput, nounticket, nounticket, verbtill, nountout, verbtrade discount, nountrade fair, nountrade-in, nountrademark, nountradename, nountrade name, nountrade price, nountrader, nountrade route, nountrade secret, nountradesman, nountrading estate, nountrading post, nountraffic, nountrafficker, nountrigger point, uneconomic, adjectiveunit price, noununsecured credit, upfront fee, wares, nounwarranty, nounwholesale, nounwholesale, adjectivewholesaler, nounwinding up, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=to be caught stealing from your employer)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He leaned back in his chair and laughed till the tears ran down his face.
(=all day – used for emphasis)· He works from morning till night.
(=prepare the soil to grow crops)· Their time is spent in constantly tilling the soil.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The campaign has more than $3.3 million in the till.
  • But my feeling is that some one has had their hands in the till.
  • Dansey left Rome in 1936; word seeped out that he had been caught with his hand in the till and sacked.
  • Indeed he often gave them whatever was in the till, feeling they looked in need of a square meal.
  • Just those in power want to keep their hands on the reins and in the tills.
  • Record numbers are being caught with fingers in the till - like ex-Mirror chief Robert Maxwell.
  • She counted over the money in the till and inspected a roll of invoices.
  • The landlord was looking at something in the till and thinking.
► have your hands/fingers in the tillPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► argue/talk etc till you’re blue in the face
  • They stay up and play cards till the cows come home.
  • You could wait till Doomsday and he'd never show up.
  • Of course, if you choose a male tree you can wait until Doomsday and still never see a berry.
  • You can watch television news programs from now until doomsday and never come across any statement about Manny Freebus.
  • Arlen Specter until he dropped out of the Republican race.
  • It harasses other gulls until they drop their hard-won food and then swoops down to catch it - often in mid-air.
  • Or they can board one of the famous San Francisco trams to shop till they drop at Ghiradelli Square.
  • Putting his hand on my head, he looked at his sheep until they dropped their eyes.
  • She only wanted him to go on dancing till he dropped.
  • They work until they drop, twenty, thirty hours at a time.
  • Try having your last meal no later than 5 p. m. Working till I drop will help me sleep.
  • You shop until you drop and then what?
► 3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something
  • But we have to wait until then.
  • Don't wait until it has been completed.
  • He would wait until evening and the solitude of the rectory, and the peace of his newly dug garden.
  • I wait till she has finished and gone upstairs.
  • I reactivated the potentially offending pieces of software, one by one, waiting until the problem reappeared.
  • It is not necessary to wait until the data are completely processed or analyzed before the report writing phase can begin.
  • The entertainment behemoth has said it would wait until shareholders in both companies approve the acquisition at separate meetings Thursday.
  • They were asked to wait until Kitty was eighteen and they agreed.
1British English a machine used in shops, restaurants etc for calculating the amount you have to pay, and for storing the money SYN cash register American English2in the till American English money in the till is money that a company or organization has:  You keep as much money as you need in the till to run your operations.3have your hands/fingers in the till to steal money from the place where you workbe caught with your hands/fingers in the till (=to be caught stealing from your employer)
till1 preposition, conjunctiontill2 nountill3 verb
tilltill3 verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtill3
Origin:
Old English tilian
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
till
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytill
he, she, ittills
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytilled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave tilled
he, she, ithas tilled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad tilled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill till
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have tilled
Continuous Form
PresentIam tilling
he, she, itis tilling
you, we, theyare tilling
PastI, he, she, itwas tilling
you, we, theywere tilling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been tilling
he, she, ithas been tilling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been tilling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be tilling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been tilling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The townspeople tilled the soil and produced most everything they ate.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Aid, given on condition that it is spent on genuine development, can till the soil for home-grown growth.
  • The cattle are not used for draught purposes, since the fields are tilled with the hoe.
  • The Democrats have also tilled the Gallo fortune.
word sets
WORD SETS
alfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· He leaned back in his chair and laughed till the tears ran down his face.
(=all day – used for emphasis)· He works from morning till night.
(=prepare the soil to grow crops)· Their time is spent in constantly tilling the soil.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· They were looking forward to tilling their own fields in a land of plenty.
· Then he went back to tilling the land.· In agricultural societies, men tilled the land while women tended home and children.· The subjugated population of Messenia tilled the land as serfs, helots.· On Andean haciendas, it matters little to the man who tills the land whether the product increases.· Costa Rica's settlers had to till their own land, which limited the size of their estates.· All hands together: to till the land.
· Aid, given on condition that it is spent on genuine development, can till the soil for home-grown growth.· Their time is constantly spent in tilling the soil, manuring it with ashes, raking and hoeing it with wooden hoes.· I used to work for my Uncle Demba cultivating rice, tilling the soil and sowing rice seeds.· Peasants tilled the soil and herded sheep.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► argue/talk etc till you’re blue in the face
  • They stay up and play cards till the cows come home.
  • You could wait till Doomsday and he'd never show up.
  • Of course, if you choose a male tree you can wait until Doomsday and still never see a berry.
  • You can watch television news programs from now until doomsday and never come across any statement about Manny Freebus.
  • Arlen Specter until he dropped out of the Republican race.
  • It harasses other gulls until they drop their hard-won food and then swoops down to catch it - often in mid-air.
  • Or they can board one of the famous San Francisco trams to shop till they drop at Ghiradelli Square.
  • Putting his hand on my head, he looked at his sheep until they dropped their eyes.
  • She only wanted him to go on dancing till he dropped.
  • They work until they drop, twenty, thirty hours at a time.
  • Try having your last meal no later than 5 p. m. Working till I drop will help me sleep.
  • You shop until you drop and then what?
► 3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something
  • But we have to wait until then.
  • Don't wait until it has been completed.
  • He would wait until evening and the solitude of the rectory, and the peace of his newly dug garden.
  • I wait till she has finished and gone upstairs.
  • I reactivated the potentially offending pieces of software, one by one, waiting until the problem reappeared.
  • It is not necessary to wait until the data are completely processed or analyzed before the report writing phase can begin.
  • The entertainment behemoth has said it would wait until shareholders in both companies approve the acquisition at separate meetings Thursday.
  • They were asked to wait until Kitty was eighteen and they agreed.
 to prepare land for growing crops SYN  cultivatetill the soil/land/fields etc
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