until

[美國]/ən'tɪl/
[英國]/ən'tɪl/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

prep. 到…爲止,在…以前
conj. 直到…才

短語搭配

until now

直到現在

wait until

等到

not until

直到...才

until then

直到那時

until tomorrow

直到明天

例句

cook until the fruit is mushy.

把水果烹製成爛糊狀。

held out until the last.

堅持到最後

a message that was nonsense until decoded.

在破譯之前無意義的消息

Stir the mixture until smooth.

攪拌這種混合物直到調勻爲止。

Follow the road until it branches.

順着這條路直走到岔路口。

to wait until next week

推遲到下星期

Cook the lentils until they are mushy.

把扁豆燒到呈爛糊狀爲止。

the old watermill was active until 1960.

直到1960年這座老水磨還在運轉。

they boil down the syrup until it is very thick.

他們把糖漿熬得非常濃。

everyone was bopping until the small hours.

每個人都一直跳到下半夜。

bake until the top is crisp and bubbly.

烤到頂部變脆起泡。

couldn't get me at the office until nine.

直到九點才能在辦公室聯絡到我

didn't get to the housework until Sunday.

直到星期日才着手處理家務

bake until the topping is crunchy.

把澆頭烤脆爲止。

they deferred the decision until February.

他們推遲到2月才作決定。

I am at your disposal until Sunday.

我在星期日前聽你調遣。

leave the yeast until there is a good head of froth.

將酵母留在裏面直至一大堆泡沫冒出。

liquidize the soup until quite smooth.

將化學處理後的殘餘物液化直至其平滑。

an invention is not your own until it is patented.

一項發明直到獲得專利後才屬於你自己。

原聲例句

It will fund the federal government until September.

該法案可資助聯邦政府到9月。

來源: BBC Listening March 2018 Compilation

Many stores don't stock Halloween candy displays until September.

以前,許多商店直到九月纔出售萬聖節糖果。

來源: CNN 10 Summer Special

Then top with marshmallows, and bake again until brown.

然後加入棉花糖,再烘烤至棕色。

來源: Thanksgiving Matters

Until one day, I collapsed with exhaustion.

直到有一天,我累倒了。

來源: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Yes. Jonathan Gruber was pretty obscure until recently.

對,喬納森·格魯伯直到最近依然不太知名。

來源: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

At least until the effects wear off.

至少在藥效消失前是這樣的。

來源: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Penicillin was sold over the counter until the 1950s.

青黴素在上世紀50年代之前是非處方藥。

來源: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

We have a pact not to have sex again until the wedding.

我們決定婚禮前不做愛的。

來源: Friends Season 7

I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.

有時我要一直躺到喫午飯的時候。

來源: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

Could we leave this until another meeting?

這個問題我們能留到下次開會再談嗎?

來源: Meeting English speaking

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