单词 | until |
释义 | un·til I. 1. chiefly Scotland a. — used as a function word to indicate movement to and arrival at a destination b. — used as a function word to indicate movement reaching as far as a limit or stopping point c. 2. chiefly Scotland 3. — used as a function word to indicate continuance (as of an action, condition, or state) up to a particular time < a tedious task which took until almost ten o'clock that night — M.M.Musselman > < the accident remained undiscovered until morning > 4. a. — used as a function word after a negative expression to indicate performance or occurence at a specified time < the final ordering cannot be achieved until page proof — American Institute of Physics > b. < had barely heard of the mayor until this evening — Nigel Dennis > II. 1. < the game continued until it got dark > 2. < often years pass by until the new ruler is found — Heinrich Harrer > — often used after a negative or qualified statement < had never been able to relax until he took up fishing > 3. < would clamber up the stairs until he was breathless — Martha Gellhorn > |
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