連接詞:直到…
常見搭配詞:
- somebody does something until S V
某人做…做到某個事件發生,才沒做。
例句:Let’s wait until the rain stops before we go out.
等雨停了再出去吧。 - not…. until SV
直到某事發生,主詞才沒做…
例句:We can’t go outside until it stops raining.
雨停之前,我們不能出去。 - It is not until SV that SV.
直到某事發生,主詞才沒做…
例句:It was not until he finished the book that he went to bed.
直到他把書讀完,他才去睡覺。 - Not until SV + 倒裝句
直到某事發生,主詞才沒做…
例句:Not until it encounters an error will the program stop.
直到遇到錯誤,程式才會停止。
例句:
- He kept practicing until he mastered the skill.
他不斷練習,直到他掌握了這項技能。 - The kids can play until dinner is ready.
孩子們可以玩到晚餐準備好。 - You need to stay in your seat until the plane has come to a complete stop.
飛機完全停止前,你需要留在座位上。 - We didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation until it was too late.
我們沒有意識到情況的嚴重性,直到為時已晚。 - The city was in chaos until the police restored order.
在警察恢復秩序之前,這座城市一片混亂。 - I will not rest until justice is served.
我不會休息,直到正義得到伸張。 - He read until he fell asleep, with the book in his hand.
他讀著讀著就睡著了,書還在他手中。 - Keep stirring the mixture until it thickens.
不斷攪拌混合物,直到它變稠。 - Keep the medicine out of children’s reach until they need it.
在孩子們需要之前,把藥物放在孩子夠不到的地方。 - I won’t be able to relax until I hear the news.
在我聽到消息之前,我都無法放鬆。 - She was unaware of the rules until someone told her.
直到有人告訴她,她都不知道規則。 - Keep pressing the button until the light turns on.
持續按下按鈕,直到燈亮。 - Don’t open the oven door until the timer goes off.
在計時器響之前,不要打開烤箱門。
同義詞:
- till 直到、直至 conj. 表示某事情一直持續到特定的時間點。
例句:He stayed there till his father came.
他一直待在那裡直到他父親來。 - before 在…之前 conj. 用於表示在某一特定時間點或事件發生之前。
例句:Finish your homework before you go play.
在你去玩之前,完成你的作業。 - as long as 只要、只到 conj. 表示在某種條件下或直到某一時間點。
例句:You can stay here as long as you keep quiet.
只要你保持安靜,你可以待在這裡。
介系介系詞:直到…
常見搭配詞:
- until + 一個時間點
直到…
例句:He had been working up until midnight.
他一直工作到半夜。 - until now
到目前為止
例句:Until now, I have never encountered such a situation.
到目前為止,我還從未遇到過這樣的情況。 - until the last minute
直到最後一分鐘
She waited until the last minute to turn in her assignment.
她等到最後一分鐘才交上她的作業。
例句:
- I can’t leave until 5 o’clock.
我不能在五點前離開。 - He studied every day until midnight.
他每天學習到半夜。 - We waited for you until 11 p.m.
我們一直等你到晚上11點。 - I didn’t play games until an hour ago.
直到一個小時前我才玩遊戲。 - She stayed there until late at night.
她待在那裡一直到深夜。
同義詞:
- till 直到…時候 prep. 用於表示時間的延續,直到某一點。
例句:We waited till midnight.
我們等到深夜。 - before 在…之前 prep. 表示在時間或順序上位於某事物之前。
例句:Finish your homework before dinner.
在晚餐前,完成你的作業。 - by 在…之前;到…的時候 prep. 用來表示最後的期限。
例句:I will finish the task by the end of the day.
我會在今天結束之前完成這項任務。 - up to 直到 prep. 表示時間、數量或程度的最大限度。
例句:You can eat up to the amount allowed.
你可以吃到允許的數量。 - up until 直到…的時候 prep. 表示一段時間的結束。
例句:He was studying up until the last minute.
他一直學到最後一分鐘。