单词详解

prep. & conj.

A.（与延续性动词连用）直到……为止

They talk on until midnight. 他们一直谈话直到半夜。

We are open until midnight. 我们一直营业到午夜。

He usually sleeps until noon. 他通常睡到中午。

B.（否定句中，和短暂性动词连用）在……以前；直到……才……

He did not leave until midnight. 直到半夜他才离去。

He arrived home until midnight. 他直到半夜才到家。

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1. not … until直到……才

Not until he gets back. 要等他回来(才行)。

Not until you told me did I know. 直到你告诉了我，我才知道。

2. It’s not until …that 直到……才……

It was not until then that I realized I had been wrong. 直到那时我才认识到我错了。

It was not until then that I knew we had been deceived. 直到那时我才知道我们被欺骗了。

It was not until after liberation that he returned to his hometown. 他是解放后才回到他家乡的。

It was not until midnight that the children were found not in their bedroom. 直到半夜才发现孩子们并不在他们的卧室里。

3. until further notice 在另行通知前

The factory is closed until further notice. 工厂已经关闭，开工日期另行通知。

The bar is closed until further notice. 酒吧现已歇业，开业时间另行通知。

The museum will be closed until further notice. 该博物馆将闭馆，开放时另行通知。

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同义词：till

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词语辨析：till, until

till, until

till: 此两个连词意义相同, 都表示“直到某时”。肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”，动词必须是延续性的。否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。

until: 是till的强调形式。until可用于句首，而till通常不用于句首; “not until…”的结构，只能用until而不能用till。

词语详解

1. till: 此两个连词意义相同, 都表示“直到某时”。肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”，动词必须是延续性的。否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。

The students made much noise till the teacher came into the classroom. 直到老师走进教室学生们才停止了大声喧哗。

Wait till I call you. 等着我叫你

2. until: 是till的强调形式until可用于句首，而till通常不用于句首; "not until…"的结构，只能用until而不能用till。

She didn’t arrive until 6 o’clock. 她直到6点才到。

Don’t get off the bus until it has stopped. 公共汽车停稳后再下车。