1 PREP (常於口語與非正式書面語中代替 until) In spoken English and informal written English,
till is often used instead of
until .
(常於口語與非正式書面語中代替 until) -
They had to wait till Monday to ring the bank manager.
他們必須等到周一才能給銀行經理打電話。
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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。
Till is also a conjunction.
Usage Note :
Note that you only use till or until when you are talking about time. You do not use these words to talk about place or position. Instead, you should use as far as or up to. Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village?... We walked up to where his bicycle was.
注意只有在談及時間時才用 till 或 until。在談及地點或位置時不用這兩個詞,而應用as far as或up to:Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village (然後你會坐我們的車一直坐到那個村莊),We walked up to where his bicycle was (我們一直走到他放自行車的地方)。
2 N-COUNT (商店等處的)現金出納機,收銀機 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.
(商店等處的)現金出納機,收銀機 [British] in AM, use 美國英語用 cash register
3 N-COUNT (收銀機中的)錢櫃,放錢的抽屜 A
till is the drawer of a cash register, in which the money is kept.
(收銀機中的)錢櫃,放錢的抽屜 [US] SYN cash register, cash box, cash drawer
4 VERB 耕,犁(地) When people
till land, they prepare the earth and work on it in order to grow crops.
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