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常見例句

• He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
  然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂讓他動(dòng)彈不得，直到警察趕到。
• He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.
  他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始終沒看見葆拉的。
• It remained an exceptionally rare book until it was reprinted in 1918.
  在1918年再版之前，這本書一直非常罕見。
• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract.
  他們履行合同后,我才付款.
• Candidates shall remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
  試卷全部收回后考生才可離開座位.
• He said no more until their final parting.
  直到他們最后分手時(shí)他才又說(shuō)了幾句話.
• I will leave my homework over until tomorrow.
  我要把作業(yè)留到明天再做.
• Not until last week was the project in full blast.
  工程直到上星期才全部開工.
• There's no safety for anyone until he is under lock and key.
  他不坐牢,人無(wú)寧日.
• The children are not allowed in until the school bell rings, whatever the weather.
  無(wú)論什么天氣,鈴響之后才能允許學(xué)生們進(jìn)學(xué)校.
• I won't qualify until next year.
  我明年才具備資格.
• I'm just kicking my heels until the beginning of the term.
  開學(xué)前我無(wú)所事事.
• She sat on until someone agreed to help.
  她一直坐到有人同意幫忙了才了事.
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight.
  他們沿著墻壁溜得無(wú)影無(wú)蹤.
• Clamp the two pieces of wood together until the glue dries.
  用夾鉗把兩塊木板夾緊,等膠水干了再松開.
• The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
  蠟燭越燒越短,最后只剩下一英寸.
• African hunting dogs will tear at the flesh of their victim until it is weak.
  非洲獵狗會(huì)撕咬獵物的皮肉,直到它變得虛弱不堪.
• The policeman followed the thieves until they actually picked up the jewels, when he caught them in the act.
  警察跟蹤那些小偷,在他們正偷珠寶時(shí), 將他們當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓獲.
• Cook the lentils until they are mushy.
  把扁豆燒到呈爛糊狀為止.
• We were enjoying a pleasant conversation , until she sailed in with her unpleasant remarks.
  我們正在愉快地交談, 她卻起勁地加了進(jìn)來(lái),說(shuō)些沒人愛聽的話.
• I want you to wash these dishes until they're as clean as a whistle.
  我要你把這些碟子洗得非常干凈.
• This box will have to serve for a table until the furniture arrives.
  在家具運(yùn)來(lái)之前,這個(gè)箱子可以當(dāng)桌子用.
• Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused.
  警方封鎖了這個(gè)地區(qū)直到炸彈被拆除為止.
• He did not agree until I had talked to him for a long time.
  我勸說(shuō)了半天,他才肯了.
• He had gambled and roistered and drunk until he dropped in his tracks.
  他賭博鬧事又醉酒,直到當(dāng)場(chǎng)死去為止.
• She had always seemed friendly until suddenly she began to show her teeth.
  她看起來(lái)是客客氣氣的,一旦脾氣發(fā)作起來(lái),就張牙露齒不那么客氣了.
• We'll never stop until we reach our goal.
  不達(dá)目的,誓不罷休.
• It was not until yesterday that I learned it.
  頂昨天我才聽說(shuō)這件事.
• Go straight on until you come to a large building.
  一直往前走,直到你走到一座大樓.
• Bide still until you feel better.
  安靜一會(huì)兒直到你覺得好一些.
• The hunt for the lost child continued until she was found.
  尋找失蹤兒童的工作一直持續(xù)到將她找到為止.
• Thanks, I will just keep dogging him until I find him.
  謝了, 我會(huì)持續(xù)追蹤他直到找到為止.
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