till
gb/tˈɪl/ us/tˈɪl/
A2
Anh
~ 2900
amíg, -ig, pénztárfiók, megművel
A2
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
till [time/event]
We waited till the rain stopped.
Megvártuk, amíg elállt az eső.
I won’t leave till you arrive.
Nem megyek el, amíg meg nem érkezel.
The shop is open till 9 p.m.
He worked on the project till it was perfect.
Ví dụ cho người học
I stayed here till 6 p.m.
Itt maradtam este 6-ig.
She will wait till you come.
Várni fog, amíg megérkezel.
The movie lasts till midnight.
We can talk till dinner.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'till' with 'by'. 'Till' means up to a point in time, not before it.
Nghĩa
Up to a certain time
Cụm từ đi kèm
till now
|till midnight
|till the end
Từ đồng nghĩa
until (Interchangeable in most contexts; 'until' is slightly more formal.)
Từ trái nghĩa
since (Indicates starting from a point in time, opposite of ending at a point.)
Chủ đề
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
Until a certain time or event.
Up to the time when something happens.
DANH TỪ
B1
2
pénztárfiók
B1
Mẫu sử dụng:
open the till
The cashier put the money into the till.
A pénztáros betette a pénzt a pénztárfiókba.
She counted the till at the end of her shift.
A műszakja végén megszámolta a pénztárfiókban lévő pénzt.
There wasn’t much cash left in the till.
The manager checked the till for shortages.
Ví dụ cho người học
The money is in the till.
A pénz a pénztárfiókban van.
She opened the till and gave change.
Kinyitotta a pénztárfiókot, és visszajárót adott.
He counted the till after work.
The shop has a new till.
Nghĩa
Cash drawer in a shop
Cụm từ đi kèm
open the till
|count the till
|cash in the till
Từ đồng nghĩa
cash drawer (More descriptive and transparent term for the same object.)
Chủ đề
business
|shopping
|finance
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
A box or drawer in a store for keeping money.
A drawer, usually part of a cash register, where money is kept in a shop or business.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
3
megművel
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
till [land/field]
Farmers till the fields every spring.
A gazdák minden tavasszal megművelik a földeket.
He tilled the soil before planting vegetables.
Zöldségültetés előtt megművelte a talajt.
The land was tilled and ready for seeds.
They use tractors to till large areas of farmland.
Ví dụ cho người học
I will till the garden today.
Ma megművelem a kertet.
The farmer tills his land.
A gazda megműveli a földjét.
They till fields in spring.
We tilled the soil for flowers.
Nghĩa
Prepare soil for planting
Cụm từ đi kèm
till the soil
|till the land
|till a field
Từ đồng nghĩa
plow ('Plow' is more common in American English; 'till' can refer to more general soil preparation.)
Từ trái nghĩa
harvest (Harvesting is gathering crops, the opposite stage of cultivation.)
Chủ đề
agriculture
|gardening
|nature
|work
Định nghĩa
To turn and prepare soil to grow plants.
To prepare and cultivate land by turning over the soil for planting crops.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
till
IPA
GB/tˈɪl/
US/tˈɪl/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
till (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (till)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: till
- Plural: tills
Verb
- Base: till
- 3rd Person Singular: tills
- Present Participle: tilling
- Past: tilled
Họ từ
Forms
tills
noun
tilling
verb
tilled
verb
Core family
until
preposition A1
Cách diễn đạt
till death do us part
1/tˈɪl dˈɛθ dˈu ˈʌs pˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
formal
Until death separates us
Until one person dies, often said in marriage vows.
Ví dụ
- They promised to love each other till death do us part.
- The vow says, 'Till death do us part.'
till now
1/tˈɪl nˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
Up to this moment
Until this moment in time.
Ví dụ
- Till now, we haven’t had any problems.
- I didn’t know about it till now.
till the cows come home
1/tˈɪl ðə kˈaʊz kˈʌm hˈoʊm/
idiom
informal
for a very long time
For a very long time, or for as long as you like, often with no clear ending.
Ví dụ
- You can argue till the cows come home, but it won’t change my mind.
- They could play that game till the cows come home and never get bored.
- We can wait for the prices to fall till the cows come home, but it may never happen.
till the cows come home
2/tˈɪl ðə kˈaʊz kˈʌm hˈoʊm/
idiom
informal
For a very long time
For a very long or endless time.
Ví dụ
- You can argue till the cows come home, but I won’t change my mind.
- They could play video games till the cows come home.