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They did not return home till/until nine o’clock．他们到9点钟才回家。
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I never until yesterday spoke of it to anybody．昨天以前我未向任何人谈起过此事。
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它们后面还可跟一个副词或介词短语：
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He stayed there until late at night．他在那里待到夜间很晚（为止）。
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I shall not get back till late at night．我要到夜间很晚才回来。
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We never play bridge until after dinner．我们要到晚饭后才打桥牌。
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I hardly ever go to bed till past twelve．我很少在12点以前睡觉。
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这两个词还可用作连词：
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Let’s wait until (till) the rain stops．咱们等到雨停了再说。
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I watched him until he disappeared in the distance．我瞧着他直到他在远处消失。
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I did not begin work until he had gone．他走了之后我才开始工作。
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I propose waiting till the police get here．我建议等警察到了再说。
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在否定句中也可译为“到……才”：
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He would not be back till Parliament sat．他要到国会开会时才回来。
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I didn’t reach the station until after the train had left．火车开了之后我才抵达车站。
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I’ll take no steps until you arrive．在你到之前我不会采取什么措施。
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Give him no definite answer until I’ve seen him．在我见到他之前别给他肯定的答复。
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有时表示“在……之前（不）”：
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Don’t promise him anything till we’ve had time to think about it．在我们有时间考虑之前别答应他什么。
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until可用在句首，till却只能用在句子中间：
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Until then I had known nothing about it．在那以前我对此一无所知。
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Until I was twenty-one I never missed attending night school．直到21岁我上夜校从未缺过课。
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在下列句子中till不宜用until代替：
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Goodbye till tomorrow．明天再见。
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Up till now I’ve lived in the country．到现在为止我一直住在乡下。
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