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常见例句

• He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
  然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得，直到警察赶到。
• 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，但始终没看见葆拉的。
• It remained an exceptionally rare book until it was reprinted in 1918.
  在1918年再版之前，这本书一直非常罕见。
• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract.
  他们履行合同后,我才付款.
• Candidates shall remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
  试卷全部收回后考生才可离开座位.
• He said no more until their final parting.
  直到他们最后分手时他才又说了几句话.
• I will leave my homework over until tomorrow.
  我要把作业留到明天再做.
• Not until last week was the project in full blast.
  工程直到上星期才全部开工.
• There's no safety for anyone until he is under lock and key.
  他不坐牢,人无宁日.
• The children are not allowed in until the school bell rings, whatever the weather.
  无论什么天气,铃响之后才能允许学生们进学校.
• I won't qualify until next year.
  我明年才具备资格.
• I'm just kicking my heels until the beginning of the term.
  开学前我无所事事.
• She sat on until someone agreed to help.
  她一直坐到有人同意帮忙了才了事.
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight.
  他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪.
• Clamp the two pieces of wood together until the glue dries.
  用夹钳把两块木板夹紧,等胶水干了再松开.
• The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
  蜡烛越烧越短,最后只剩下一英寸.
• African hunting dogs will tear at the flesh of their victim until it is weak.
  非洲猎狗会撕咬猎物的皮肉,直到它变得虛弱不堪.
• The policeman followed the thieves until they actually picked up the jewels, when he caught them in the act.
  警察跟踪那些小偷,在他们正偷珠宝时, 将他们当场抓获.
• Cook the lentils until they are mushy.
  把扁豆烧到呈烂糊状为止.
• We were enjoying a pleasant conversation , until she sailed in with her unpleasant remarks.
  我们正在愉快地交谈, 她却起劲地加了进来,说些没人爱听的话.
• I want you to wash these dishes until they're as clean as a whistle.
  我要你把这些碟子洗得非常干净.
• This box will have to serve for a table until the furniture arrives.
  在家具运来之前,这个箱子可以当桌子用.
• Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused.
  警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止.
• He did not agree until I had talked to him for a long time.
  我劝说了半天,他才肯了.
• He had gambled and roistered and drunk until he dropped in his tracks.
  他赌博闹事又醉酒,直到当场死去为止.
• She had always seemed friendly until suddenly she began to show her teeth.
  她看起来是客客气气的,一旦脾气发作起来,就张牙露齿不那么客气了.
• We'll never stop until we reach our goal.
  不达目的,誓不罢休.
• It was not until yesterday that I learned it.
  顶昨天我才听说这件事.
• Go straight on until you come to a large building.
  一直往前走,直到你走到一座大楼.
• Bide still until you feel better.
  安静一会儿直到你觉得好一些.
• The hunt for the lost child continued until she was found.
  寻找失踪儿童的工作一直持续到将她找到为止.
• Thanks, I will just keep dogging him until I find him.
  谢了, 我会持续追踪他直到找到为止.
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