老外最常用的英文短语 第795期:wait until (till)

 　　wait² until³ (till) 等到某时候

　　We can't wait until Tuesday⁴. We're having a party⁵ tonight⁶. 我们不能等到星期二。我们今晚就要举办派对。

　　We'll just⁷ wait until Allan gets home. 我们要等到亚伦到家。

　　Let's just wait until I'm on leave⁸. 我们就等到我放假吧。

　　I guess⁹ we have to wait until he comes back. 我猜我们得等到他回来了。

　　When do you think he'll get back? 你觉得他什么时候能回来？

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参考例句：

2 wait   

v.（for）等待，（on）侍候；n.等候，等待时间

参考例句：

• Please wait behind the yellow line.请在黄线后面等候。
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

4 Tuesday   

n.星期二

参考例句：

• Next Tuesday I will be in Shanghai.下周二我将会在上海。
• Where were you on Tuesday?星期二你在哪里？

5 party   

n.（娱乐性的）晚会；聚会

参考例句：

• Will you come to the party tomorrow?你明天来参加派对吗？
• I invited him to the party.我邀请他参加聚会。

6 tonight   

n.今天晚上；adv.今晚，今夜

参考例句：

• He will leave Shanghai tonight.今晚他将离开上海。
• What's on TV tonight?今晚有什么电视节目？

7 just   

adv.仅仅，只是；刚刚

参考例句：

• He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
• We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。

8 leave   

v.离开，动身；留下，剩下，忘带；让，听任

参考例句：

• He will leave Shanghai tonight.今晚他将离开上海。
• I can't leave you.我离不开你。

9 guess   

v./n.猜测，推测；以为；猜想[同]surmise

参考例句：

• I guess that she is 40. 我猜想她40岁了。
• Let us guess at the height of the building. 让我们推测一下这栋楼房的高度。