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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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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

And despite the economic uncertainty, indentured servants arrived in large numbers until the end of the seventeenth century. en.wikipedia.org

By 1883, the railroad was still unbuilt; the building contractor refused to construct it until all of the proposed right of way had been secured. en.wikipedia.org

He played the vibraphone, flute, piano, synthesizers and occasional drums, and he was with the band from late 1969 until late 1972. en.wikipedia.org

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

Up until that time the main form of transport in the interior was ox-drawn wagon. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

This bevel is subsequently refined by honing until a satisfactorily sharp edge is created. en.wikipedia.org

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