| 词组 | until |
| 释义 | Contents overview untiltilltill 61311805up to: (distance, quantity)up to: (distance, quantity) (distance, quantity) 613.311876613 until1until and tillThese two words can be used both as prepositions and conjunctions. They mean exactly the same. Till (AmE also 'til or til) is informal.OK, then, I won't expect you until/till midnight.I'll wait until/till I hear from you.The new timetable will remain in operation until June 30.2until/till and toTo can sometimes be used as a preposition of time with the same meaning as until/till. This happens after from …I usually work from nine to five. (or … from nine until/till five.)We can also use to when counting the time until a future event.It's another three weeks to my birthday. (or … until/till my birthday.)In other cases, to is not generally used.I waited for her until six o'clock, but she didn't come. (not I waited for her to six o'clock …)For American English from … through, 607.3distance and quantity: until/till not usedUntil/till is used only to talk about time. To talk about distance, we use to, as far as or up to; up to is also used to talk about quantity.We walked as far as/up to the edge of the forest. (not … till the edge …)The minibus can hold up to thirteen people. (not … until thirteen people.)You can earn up to £1,500 a week in this job.4tenses with untilPresent tenses are used to refer to the future after until (231).I'll wait until she gets here. (not … until she will get here.)Present perfect and past perfect tenses can emphasise the idea of completion.You're not going home until you've finished that report.I waited until the rain had stopped.5structure with Not until …In a literary style it is possible to begin a sentence with Not until …, using inverted word order in the main clause (270).Not until that evening was she able to recover her self-control.Not until I left home did I begin to understand how strange my family was.6until and by: states and actionsWe use until to talk about a situation or state that will continue up to a certain moment. We use by (414) to say that an action or event will happen at or before a future moment. Compare:–Can I stay until the weekend?Yes, but you'll have to leave by twelve on Monday at the latest. (= at twelve on Monday or before)–Can you repair my watch if I leave it until Saturday?No, but we can do it by next Tuesday. (not … until next Tuesday.)7until and beforeNot until/till can mean the same as not before.I won't be seeing Judy until/before Tuesday.And both until and before can be used to say how far away a future event is.It'll be ages until/before we meet again.There's only six weeks left until/before Christmas.Previous Next |
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