(表示时间)直到(某一时刻)
They talked till dawn.
他们一直谈到天明.
(表示时间)直到(发生某事)
It was not till 11 o'clock that he came back last night.
昨晚直到11点他才回来.
until用于表示动作、状态等的持续,可译为“一直到……为止”或“在……以前”.在肯定句中,它与表示持续性状态的动词连用,表示持续到某一时刻：
I’ll wait here until 5.我会在这里等到5点钟.
His father was alive until he came back.直到他回来为止,他爸爸都是活着的.
在否定句中,它通常与描述短暂动作的动词连用,表示“到……为止”、“直到……才”：
She cannot arrive until 6.她到6点才能来.
His father didn\'t die until he came back.直到他回来,他爸爸才死.