till
prep. 到…時; 直到…為止
n. 收銀機; 錢櫃
v. 耕作; 犁地
In spoken English and informal written English, till is often used instead of until .
They had to wait till Monday to ring the bank manager...
他們必須等到週一才能給銀行經理打電話。
I've survived till now, and will go on doing so without help from you.
我一直努力活到了現在,而且沒有你的幫助也能繼續活下去。
In a shop or other place of business, a till is a counter or cash register where money is kept, and where customers pay for what they have bought.
...long queues at tills that make customers angry.
收銀臺前令顧客惱火的長隊
A till is the drawer of a cash register, in which the money is kept.
He checked the register. There was money in the till.
他檢視了一下收銀機的抽屜,裡面有錢。
When people till land, they prepare the earth and work on it in order to grow crops.
Workers were singing as they tilled the rice paddy fields.
勞動者們一邊耕犁稻田一邊唱歌。
...freshly tilled fields.
剛犁過的田地
1. unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
2. a treasury for government funds
3. a strongbox for holding cash
1. work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation;
have (或 with) one's fingers (或 hand) in the till
(職工)在本單位行竊,作內賊
He's very angry now; wait till he comes around.
他現在正在氣頭上, 等他氣消了再說吧.
Why should it be put off till next month?
為什麼非要捱到下個月不可?
They are out together with their friends from morning till night.
他們整天和朋友們待在外邊.
He always fills his glass till it overflows.
他總是把杯子斟得很滿.
He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated.
他一直喝, 喝到他快要迷糊地睡著了.