短语搭配

1. not ... until ...

直到...才

2. up until

直到；直至

3. until then

直到那时

4. phr. up until then

在那之前

5. until now

直到现在；直至现在；直到如今

6. until further notice

在另行通知之前

7. until kingdom come

永远

8. until further orders

在另有指示之前

9. until death us do part

至死不渝；永不分离

10. do something until one is blue in the face

累死累活白干一场；忙得脸色发紫

11. squeeze someone until the pips squeak

敲诈；诈取

12. until you

直到你；直到您；直到你们

13. until the end

直到结束；直到最后；结束为止

14. until recently

直到最近；直至最近；直到近期

15. not until

直到

16. valid until

有效期至；到期日为

17. it's not over until the fat lady sings

最后才能见输赢；不到最后, 结果难料

双语例句

1. He's very budget-conscious, so he waits to buy things until they're on sale.

他很精打细算，他会等到东西打折之后再去购买。

2. Heat the jam until it liquefies.

加热果酱直至其液化。

3. She lay sleepless until dawn.

她躺在那儿，直到天亮才睡着。

4. I studied until midnight last night.

我昨晚学习到午夜。

5. I didn’t get going until about midnight, so there were plenty of taxis.

我直到半夜才走，所以路上有很多出租车。

6. And to be honest, we did have an OK time playing a board game. Until….

老实说，我们在玩棋盘游戏时的确有一段很愉快的时间，直到…

7. The furniture store is closed until further notice.

家具店关门了，正在等待后续通知。

8. We'd better hold the meeting until Jack arrives.

我们最好等杰克到了后再开会。

9. Our project was going smoothly until Richard decided he wasn’t going to help anymore.

我们的项目正进展顺利时，理查德决定不在帮助我们了，之后进展就不顺利了。

10. The car is taxed until July.

这辆汽车的牌照税缴纳到了七月。

11. He was never big on spicy food until he went to Sichuan.

他以前从不爱吃辣，直到到四川后。

12. If she’s asleep, she won’t wake up until the morning.

如果她睡着了，会一觉睡到早上。

13. Until 2004, she lived in Canada.

到2004年为止，她一直住在加拿大。

14. I will stay until 5 PM.

我会待到下午五点。

15. So here I am filling in for him until he…Well, if he gets back.

所以我来代课直到…如果他会回来的话。

16. Could I stay out until eleven?

我可以待到十一点吗？

17. It was not until midnight that I completed the dissertation.

直到半夜我才完成了这份论文。

18. And to be honest, we did have an OK time playing a board game. Until.

老实说，我们在玩棋盘游戏时的确有一段很愉快的时间，直到…

19. Shouldn't we wait until Antony's here?

我们是不是最好等一等 直到安东尼来

20. Wait until our guest arrives.

等我们的客人来了再吃。

21. Add the milk and heat until it is warm.

加入牛奶并加热至温热。

22. The complimentary tickets are valid until next week.

免费门票到下周为止有效。

23. We couldn't find it until tomorrow.

我们直到明天才能找到它。

24. We had a big night last night, so today I slept in until 3:00 o'clock.

我们昨天晚上喝得不少，所以今天我一直睡到3点。

25. We can’t start construction until we get the confirmation from the city.

我们在得到市里确认之前不能动工。

26. I'll wait until they arrive.

我会一直等到他们来。

27. We were happy until Rosa spilled her drink.

我们很开心，直到罗莎洒了她的饮料。

28. Until next Wednesday, the person in charge will remain in the company for training.

直到下周三，负责人都会留在公司进行培训。

29. I do want to get married, just not until I'm older.

我不是不想结婚，只是要等我年龄再大一点。

近义词

1. conj. 在…以前；直到…时

2. prep. 在…以前；到…为止

考纲分布

近6年出现333次 重要程度

100% prep 截止到; 直到

考纲释义

1. prep. 截止到; 直到(up to the time of)

Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city.半小时后，我们沿着乡间小路出发去伦敦，直到我们来到那个大城市。[2020年 连云港市卷 填空]

Linda did not begin talking until she was two and a half years old.琳达直到两岁半才开始说话。[2020年 包头市卷 完形填空]

It's reported that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been put off until July 23, 2021.据报道，2020年东京奥运会已经推迟到2021年7月23日。[2020年 昆明市卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)not ... until ...直到...才

(2)until then直到那时

用法讲解

until常与not连用，表示“直到...才...”，注意not的翻译。 We did not notice it until yesterday. 直到昨天，我们才注意到这件事。

考纲分布

近15年出现45次 重要程度

100% prep/conj 直到…为止

考纲释义

1. prep/conj. 直到…为止

Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread.一切都进行得很顺利，直到Jeff开始煎面包。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 读后续写]

These specialists could work at the office until ten each night.这些专家每天晚上可以在办公室工作到十点。[2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]

I didn't think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table.直到上周的一个早上，我把我最喜欢的茶壶从桌子上摔下来，我才想了很久。[2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]

必考短语

(1)not ... until ...直到...才...

(2)up until到...为止；直到

单词辨析

1. 直到till till与until同义，但语气较轻；till多用于名词或较短的从句之前；放在句首时只用until，不用till。 until 如果要强调until引导的时间状语从句，要把not until放在一起。

考纲分布

近12年出现69次 重要程度

100% prep/conj 截止到; 直到

考纲释义

1. prep/conj. 截止到; 直到(up to the time of)

But I was afraid to open it until I was outside.但我不敢打开它，直到我走到外面。[2019年 CET4 听力]

Firefighters will remain on the scene until later this morning to ensure that the fire doesn't start up again.消防人员将在现场待到今天上午晚些时候，以确保火灾不会再次发生。[2018年 CET4 听力]

There are people who always wait until the last minute, and make it much harder than it needs to be.有些人总是等到最后一分钟，让事情变得比原本更难。[2017年 CET4 阅读理解B]

用法讲解

until常与not连用，表示“直到...才...”，注意not的翻译。 We did not notice it until yesterday. 直到昨天，我们才注意到这件事。

考纲分布

近12年出现64次 重要程度

94% prep 截止到; 直到

6% prep (not...until)直到...才

考纲释义

1. prep. 截止到; 直到(up to the time of)

For the next nine days, until the well was capped, the well poured out more oil than all the wells in America combined.在接下来的九天里，在油井封顶之前，油井流出的石油甚至超过了美国所有油井的总和。[2021年 CET6 听力]

He was granted over 200 patents and continued to pioneer rocket technology until his death in 1945.他获得了200多项专利，并继续开拓火箭技术，直到1945年去世。[2021年 CET6 听力]

Growers may feel their prospects are good for an upcoming harvest, but until that day arrives, the outcome will always be uncertain.种植者可能会看好未来的收成，但在那一天到来之前，结果总是不确定的。[2020年 CET6 阅读理解B]

2. prep. (not...until)直到...才

I start the book and don't leave my desk until the first draft is finished.我开始写这本书，并且直到第一稿完成才离开办公桌。[2020年 CET6 阅读理解C]

A decision on the peninsula sanctuary is not expected until later.针对半岛保护区的决定预计要到晚些时候才能敲定。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解C]

Europeans did not know of them until the 1500s, when Portuguese ships arrived on the coast of what is now Sierra Leone.直到16世纪，当葡萄牙船只抵达现在的塞拉利昂海岸时，欧洲人才知道它们。[2017年 CET6 阅读理解C]

必考短语

(1)until then直到那时

(2)up until then在那之前

用法讲解

until常与not连用，表示“直到...才...”，注意not的翻译。 We did not notice it until yesterday. 直到昨天，我们才注意到这件事。

考纲分布

近18年出现31次 重要程度

100% prep/conj 截止到; 直到

考纲释义

1. prep/conj. 截止到; 直到(up to the time of)

Until this century, university libraries were not very price sensitive.直到本世纪，大学图书馆对价格还不是很敏感。[2020年 英语一 阅读理解A]

Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely — though by no means uniformly — glowingly positive.直到几十年前，我们对未来的愿景在很大程度上——尽管并非一致——是非常乐观的。[2013年 英语一 阅读理解A]

Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century.截止到20世纪初期前的孩子们原来根本不分颜色。[2012年 英语二 阅读理解A]

必考短语

(1)not ... until ...直到...才...

(2)up until直到；直至

(3)until now直到现在；直至现在；直到如今

用法讲解

until作介词，其后接名词，如：until his death；until作连词，其后接句子，如：Let's wait until the rain stops.