until

/әn'til/

柯林斯星级

牛津核心词汇

BNC频率: 382

现代语料频率: 270

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中文翻译

prep. 直到, 在...以前

conj. 直到...时, 在...以前

英文解释

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.

常见例句

n (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him

n a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin

achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990

the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ

n (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'