until
gb/ʌntˈɪl/ us/ʌntˈɪl/
A1
英语
~ 1500
义项
0 个义项
preposition
A1
relation
1
Up to a certain time
Shows the time when something stops or changes.
用法模式：
[action/event] until [time/event]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'until' with 'by'. 'By' means 'no later than', while 'until' means 'up to that point and not after'.
近义词
till (Less formal and more common in spoken English.)
反义词
since (Indicates the starting point of an action or state, rather than its ending point.)
搭配
wait until
|open until
|valid until
|stay until
|until now
主题
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The store is open until 9 p.m.
- You should wait until the light turns green.
- We talked until midnight.
- I’ll stay here until you get back.
- The offer is valid until the end of the month.
学习者例句
- I will work until 5 p.m.
- Wait until I call you.
- She stayed until it was dark.
- The shop is open until 6 o’clock.
- Don’t eat until dinner.
conjunction
A1
relation
2
Before something happens
Shows that something happens for all the time before another thing happens.
用法模式：
[do something] until [something happens]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use 'for' instead of 'until'. 'For' shows duration, but 'until' shows the end point of that duration.
近义词
till (Interchangeable in most informal contexts.)
反义词
once (Indicates the start of an event after a specific moment, not continuation before it.)
搭配
wait until
|stay until
|until he arrives
|until it stops
主题
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Stay here until I return.
- We can’t leave until the rain stops.
- He slept until the alarm rang.
- Don’t open the box until your birthday.
- They played outside until it got dark.
学习者例句
- Wait here until I come back.
- We can’t eat until Dad is home.
- She worked until she was tired.
- He stayed in bed until noon.
- I will wait until you are ready.
语法
词典原形
until
IPA
GB/ʌntˈɪl/
US/ʌntˈɪl/
音节与重音
un - til （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (til)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: until
- Plural: untils
词族
Forms
untils
noun
Related words
till
preposition A2
相关表达
from now until
1/fɹˈʌm nˈaʊ ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
From now to a future time
From this moment up to a certain future moment.
例句
- From now until Friday, we will be very busy.
- You can contact me anytime from now until next week.
not until
1/nˈɑt ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Only after a certain time/event
Shows that something happens only after a certain time or event, not before.
例句
- It’s not safe to swim not until the lifeguard arrives.
- She didn’t leave the party not until midnight.
until now
1/ʌntˈɪl nˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
Up to this moment
Until the present time.
例句
- Until now, we have had no problems.
- I didn’t know about this until now.