【until音标】 英[ənˈtɪl] 美[ənˈtɪl]
【单词释义】 until是什么意思：
prep.到…为止；在…以前
conj.到…为止，在…以前；直到…才
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【单词例句】
◇ They remained silent, and did not open the door. Gray-Head crept around the house several times, and finally jumped onto the roof. He wanted to wait until Little Red Cap went home that evening, then follow her and eat her up in the darkness.
但是她们既不说话，也不开门。这长着灰毛的傢伙围着房子转了两三圈，最后跳上屋顶，打算等小红帽在傍晚回家时偷偷跟在她的后面，趁天黑把她吃掉。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ "Until we get back clean the house and have the laundry washed spotlessly." The powered and dressed up stepmother and stepsisters left for the ball. "Oh! How I wish to go to the ball too." Cinderella left all alone began to cry.
“我们回来之前你要洗衣服，打扫房子，而且得一尘不染。”恶狠狠的继母和姐姐们说完就去参加晚会了。”“哦，我多么想去舞会啊，”等所有人离开后灰姑娘开始哭了。
---- Cinderella
◇ The mother sat and mourned the entire day, until the youngest son —— who was always with her, and who was named Benjamin after the Bible —— said to her, "Dear mother, why are you so sad?"
做母亲的现在整天坐在那里伤心，终於有一天，一直和她呆在一起的最小的儿子——她给他起了个《圣经》上的名字便雅明——问她：“亲爱的妈妈，你为甚么这样忧伤？”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ Round about the castle a thorn hedge began to grow, and every year it became higher, until it finally surrounded and covered the entire castle. Finally nothing at all could be seen of it, not even the flag on the roof.
不久，王宫的四周长出了一道蒺藜组成的大篱笆，年复一年，它们越长越高，越长越茂密，最后竟将整座宫殿遮得严严实实，甚至连屋顶和烟囱也看不见了。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ Until we accumulate enough exact knowledge, any practice is in vain and is bound to fail. Altogether, being more careful is reasonable or we may walk into a side road.”
在我们积累了足够的准确知识前，任何实际操作都是徒劳无功的，注定会失败。总而言之，更加谨慎地对待克隆是合理的，否则我们或许会误入歧途。”
◇ They asked for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread; put both into their own knapsacks; and then continued their pretended work at the empty looms until late at night.
他们接二连三地请求皇帝发一些最好的生丝和金子给他们。他们把这些东西都装进自己的腰包，却假装在那两架空空的织机上忙碌地工作，一直忙到深夜。
◇ We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief.
我们应该意识到自然平衡的重要，更加注意野生动植物的保护。直到我们成功让野生动植物安详平静地生活，我们自己才能如释重负地笑开颜。
---- Wildlife Protection
◇ In fact, blue didn't show up until thousands of years later in 200 A.D.
事实上，直到几千年后，在公元200年才出现了表示“蓝”的词汇。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ Until the seventeenth century, Orthodox couples normally wore their rings on the right hand (an extremity that's associated with strength) and most Europeans of all faiths followed suit.
一直到17世纪，东正教夫妇们通常都将戒指戴在右手上（和力量有关的一种极端做法），多数欧洲人（无论是什么信仰）都效仿了这种做法。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ The patient was admitted to hospital where he was fed by a tube and given intravenous antibiotics until the swelling and pain had subsided.
这位病人在入院后，用管子进食并被静脉注射抗生素，直到肿胀和疼痛消退。