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until [ənˈtıl; ʌnˈtıl] CONJ PREP

1. until:

until

到…为止 dào…wéizhǐ

2. until [用于否定句中]:

until

直到…才 zhídào…cái

until

在…以前 zài…yǐqián

I didn't come home until 11 p.m.

直到晚上十一点我才回家。

Usage examples with until

hold out until the last

坚持到最后

The negotiation dragged on until July.

谈判一直拖到7月。

I didn't come home until 11 p.m.

直到晚上十一点我才回家。

He polished the table until it shone.

他把桌子擦得发亮。

The box will have to do for a table until the furniture arrives.

在家具运来之前，这只箱子只好权当桌子用。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He bears a grudge against the coach, for reasons that do not become clear until late in the play. en.wikipedia.org

Fry these flattened pieces in the smoky hot oil, until they turn golden brown. en.wikipedia.org

He remained as town clerk until 1645, when the parliamentary forces captured the town. en.wikipedia.org

This wardrobe malfunction went unnoticed until his pre-practice class room session with his warriors. en.wikipedia.org

Until 1897 its vicar, non-conformist ministers and schoolteachers received concessionary passes, the school having been established in 1842. en.wikipedia.org

In a wok, oil is heated until almost smoking. en.wikipedia.org

Under these conditions, for a constant rate of titrant addition the temperature increase is constant and the curve is essentially linear until the endpoint is approached. en.wikipedia.org

While grocery shopping, the kids scarf down as many free samples as they can until the employee tells them that the samples are just incentives for people to buy. en.wikipedia.org

Then, she developed terminal cancer that had been unsuspected until the last moment. en.wikipedia.org

By a rabbinic decree, all hands automatically suffer a second-grade uncleanness until washed. en.wikipedia.org

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