Until
[ən'tɪl]
解释:
(prep.) To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects.
(prep.) To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month.
(conj.) As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj.
埃菲编辑
解释:
prep. till: to: as far as (used mostly with respect to time).—adv. till: up to the time that.
编辑:珀西
例句:
- He thought no more of the matter until he heard in the evening of the tragedy that had occurred. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Until Edison made his wonderful invention in 1877, the human race was entirely without means for preserving or passing on to posterity its own linguistic utterances or any other vocal sound. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- None of the reinforcements from Buell's army arrived until the 24th of February. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- I think it would be advisable in making the change to leave Hancock where he is until Warren passes him. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Worcester declared that he looked forward to no hope nor rest until we should be really married. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- I kept the horse until he was four years old, when he went blind, and I sold him for twenty dollars. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- She persisted until she finally conquered the elephant's prejudices, and now they are inseparable friends. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- They said little more; but were company to one another in silently pursuing the same subjects, and did not part until midnight. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- It was filed in the Patent Office a few days later, but was not issued as a patent until August 30, 1887. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- They rested on some straw in a loft until the middle of the night, and then rode forward again when all the town was asleep. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- Keep it lightly firm but not pulling until thou pullest. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- He has over and over again solemnly declared that, until this scandal assailed him, he had never even heard of the Moonstone. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- But you cannot destroy them until they rebel? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- He had no suspicion that they ran any risk of being houseless until morning; had no idea of the truth until long, long afterwards. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- A twilight calm of happiness then succeeding to their radiant noon, they remained at peace, until a strange voice in the room startled them both. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I heard it nearing me slowly, until it came changed to my ear--came like footsteps moving onward--then stopped. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- And it must be remembered that this poor lady had never met a gentleman in her life until this present moment. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- On, on they came until Kerchak himself slunk stealthily to the very door and peered within. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- No sound was heard from the room until eleven-twenty, the hour of the return of Lady Maynooth and her daughter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I drew up all the instructions for the contemplated move, and kept them in my pocket until I should hear of the junction of our troops at Jackson. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Certainly none until afterwards when I held the clue. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- His Art and its Defects Lasted until Nineteenth Century. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- From that time until 1865 many patents were granted, none of which may be considered successful. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- He had no resource but to remain where he was until daylight appeared. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- I said nothing about this difficulty until Sir Percival had been consulted on the subject of the desired delay. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I saw the lights of the hotel and rowed out, rowing straight out until they were out of sight. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- He had been too fond of his cousin to like to confess this to himself, until the truth had been forced on him, when she drove off to her aunt's. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Our first crude patent law was enacted in 1790, but not until 1836 was the present system adopted. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- As we advanced the light increased until presently we emerged into well-lighted passageways. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- He had arrived on the evening of the 5th, but had not advised me of the fact and I was not aware of it until some time after. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
编辑:珀西