Word · Frequency #382
until
直到；在…以前
核心释义
up to (a specified time); before
- 1.
直到(某事发生)；在此之前
Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
- 2.
直到(某个地方)
Up to (a certain place)
- 3.
在(某时间)之前
Before (a time).
- 4.
直到可供出售的食物或其他物品用完,或任务完成
Up to the time that the foods or other things available to sell, or tasks which need to be completed, run out.
直到(某事发生)；在此之前；直到(某个地方)；在(某时间)之前；直到可供出售的食物或其他物品用完,或任务完成；直到
用法In use
The library is open until nine o'clock.
用法提示：此处 until 为介词，后接时间点，表示“直到”。
I will stay here until the end of the concert.
用法提示：此处 until 为介词，后接名词短语，表示“直到…为止”。
You can keep the book until next Monday.
用法提示：此处 until 为介词，后接时间名词，表示“直到”。
until + time/noun phrase
The store is open until 9 p.m.
这家商店营业到晚上9点。
not ... until ...
用于强调某事在特定时间之前未发生。
He didn't finish his homework until midnight.
他直到午夜才完成作业。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- not until
- 直到……才
- He didn't arrive until 10 o'clock.他直到10点才到。
- until now
- 直到现在
- I have been waiting until now.我一直等到现在。
- until then
- 直到那时
- Please wait until then.请等到那时。
- until further notice
- 直至另行通知
- The office will be closed until further notice.办公室将关闭，直至另行通知。
- until the end
- 直到最后
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“until”中的“til”即“till”（直到），“un”强调，记忆为“直到...为止”。例如：Wait until tomorrow（等到明天）。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于时间状语从句或介词短语中，表示动作或状态的持续。适用于正式和非正式场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the ending /ɪl/ of 'until'. Note that words beginning with 'un-' like 'uncle' (/'ʌŋkəl/) and 'unit' (/'juːnɪt/) share the initial spelling but sound different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.