until /ʌnˈtɪl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time. 直到…为止 [PREP n/prep]

  例：

  Until 2004, she lived in Canada.

  到2004年为止，她一直住在加拿大。

• 2. 

  CONJ Until is also a conjunction. 直到…为止

  例：

  I waited until it got dark.

  我一直等到天黑。

• 3. 

  PREP You use until with a negative to emphasize the moment in time after which the rest of your statement becomes true, or the condition which would make it true. 直到…才 [PREP after neg]

  例：

  The traffic laws don't take effect until the end of the year.

  交通法要到年底才生效。

• 4. 

  CONJ Until is also a conjunction. 直到…才

  例：

  The government said that it has suspended all aid to Haiti until that country's legitimate government is restored.

  政府说它已经暂停对海地的所有援助，直到海地恢复合法政府为止。

• 5. 

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