(表示時間)直到(某一時刻)
They talked till dawn.
他們一直談到天明.
(表示時間)直到(發(fā)生某事)
It was not till 11 o'clock that he came back last night.
昨晚直到11點他才回來.
until用于表示動作、狀態(tài)等的持續(xù),可譯為“一直到……為止”或“在……以前”.在肯定句中,它與表示持續(xù)性狀態(tài)的動詞連用,表示持續(xù)到某一時刻：
I’ll wait here until 5.我會在這里等到5點鐘.
His father was alive until he came back.直到他回來為止,他爸爸都是活著的.
在否定句中,它通常與描述短暫動作的動詞連用,表示“到……為止”、“直到……才”：
She cannot arrive until 6.她到6點才能來.
His father didn\'t die until he came back.直到他回來,他爸爸才死.