2024年4月3日发(作者：cookbook)

until

词性

介词

连词

中文释义 例句 备注

(表动作、状态的继续) ……为I waited until three until与表示延续性

止，在……之前

o’clock.我一直等到

的动词连用，表示动

三点钟。 作及状态继续到某

一个时刻。

(用于否定句)到……为止；直

The noise didn’t stop

到……才 until midnight. 噪音

一直到午夜才停止。

(表动作、状态的继续)直到（另He lived with his

一动作或状态出现）之前 parents until he got

married. 他与父母

住在一起直到结婚

为止。

(用于否定句)直到，直到……

The children won’t

才 come home until it is

dark. 孩子们不到天

黑不回家。

使用注意事项：

◇注意事项一

until用于肯定句中，表示主句的动作一直持续到从句动作发生或状态出现时为

止。一般可译为“……直到……为止”。在这种用法中，主句的谓语动词必须是持

续动词(非瞬间动词)，如live, wait , last, love, like, stay, work, continue 等。

until用于否定句中,表示主句的动作在从句的动作发生之前尚未发生，或者说主

句的动作在从句的动作发生之后才开始。一般可译为“直到……才”。

◇注意事项二

until后面的从句中不能用一般将来时，应该用一般现在时代替。所谓的“主将从

现”。

He will stay here until his mother comes back.

They will study at the school until their parents come to take them home.

◇注意事项三（该考点为高中内容）

till和until的意思基本相同，用法也基本一样，但until语气较重，多用于较正式

的文体里。 till多用于英式英语， until多用于美式英语； till不能用在句首，

也不能用在not开头的短语或从句里，而until可以。在这种情况下应用倒装语

序。

Until he came home, we knew the news. 在他到家之前，我们不知道这消息。

Not until nine o’clock yesterday evening did we finish the work.

直到昨晚九点，我们才完成这项工作。

◇注意事项四 (该考点在初中阶段基本不涉及)

until与before在多数情况下可以替换。意义差别不大。

不可换用的情况：主句为肯定句，且谓语动词为瞬间动词，只能用before不能用

until。这时候before常意为“没来得及……”或“……才……”等。

① The students won't go home until / before they finish their homework.

② The woman worked in the factory until/before 1990.

③ Einstein almost knocked me down before he saw me.

④ He had measured me before I could get in a word.

课本例句：

1. You can shop until ten o’clock at night in most shopping malls. (7B P27)

2. If elephants are thirsty, they will walk till they find a river. (8A P66)

3. Tigers live as a family until baby tigers are 2~3 years old. (8A P68)

4. ----Did you hear the rain? ----Not until half an hour later. (8A P92)

江苏13城市中考试题汇编：

( ) 1. We’ll visit Expo 2010 Shanghai this Sunday _______ it rains or it’s very hot.

(2010苏州)

A. since B. if C. unless D. until

( ) 2. ----Shall we go for a picnic this Saturday?

----All right. _______ it rains. (2010淮安)

A. If B. When C. Unless D. Until

( ) 3. Many students didn’t realize the importance of study ______ they left school.

(2010盐城)

A. when B. until C. as D. after

( ) 4. ----Did you give Dick a call?

----I didn’t need to _______ I’ll see him soon. (09无锡)

A. when B. though C. until D. because

( ) 5. The teacher did not leave the school _______ all the students had gone home.

(09淮安)

A. while B. so C. until D. as

( ) 6. ----Your French is so good. How long have you been in France? (09常州)

----________ I was five.

A. Until B. Since C. When D. Before

( ) 7. ----When shall we go to watch the basketball match in the sports centre? (08常

州)

----Not until the work _________ tomorrow.

A. will be finished B. is finished C. will finish D. has finished

( ) 8. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ____ we’ve actually had that lesson.

(08苏州)

A. when B. after C. since D. until

( ) 9. Luckily, all the students got out of the teaching building ______ it fell down.

(08泰州)

A. until B. before C. since D. while

翻译句子：

1. 直到5点钟我才能去打篮球。

2. 那个孩子直到5岁才会说话。

3. 这可能要延续到星期五。

4. 等到你过生日那天再打开。

5. 她八点钟才睡觉。

6. 一直往前，走到一幢高大的红色建筑物为止。

7. 咱们等雨停吧。

8. 老师反复向学生提问，直到下课铃响。

9. 在你回来之前，我不会干那件事。

10. 她要一直呆到星期六。

11. 直到她的妈妈回来她才上床。

12. 她直到十一点才上床睡觉。

13. 看过医生之后，你才能吃东西。

14. 车停稳了以后再下车。

15. 今日事，今日毕。

Keys:

江苏13城市中考试题汇编：

1~5 C C B D C 6~9 B B D B

翻译句子：

1. I can’t go to play basketball until five o’clock.

2. The child couldn’t speak until he was five years old。

3. It may last until Friday.

4. Don't open it until your birthday.

5. She didn't sleep until eight.

6. Go straight on until you come to a large red building.

7. Let's wait until the rain stops.

8. The teacher kept on asking the students questions until the bell rang.

9. I shan't do that until you come back.

10. She will stay until Saturday.

11. She didn't go to bed until her mother came back.

12. She didn't go to bed until eleven o'clock.

13. You mustn’t eat anything until you see the doctor.

14. Don’t get off the bus until it stops.

15. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.