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直到他来我才离开。 It was not until he came that I left.
直到几个月后，他才知道这故事。 It was not until a few months later that he knew the story.
直到听到闹钟的铃声我才醒来。 I didn't wake up until I heard the alarm clock.
他一点儿一点儿攒钱直到够买一辆汽车. He saved money bit by bit until he had enough to buy a car.
直到太阳从东方升起，我们才出发。 We did not start until the sun rose in the east.
他重复了几遍直到记住为止. He repeated it several times over (ie again and again) until he could remember it.
我将继续工作直到我得到相反的命令。 I will go on with my work unless I get the order to the contrary.
他总是到处乱闯，直到我叫他停才停了下来。 He kept on barging about until I told him to stop.
直到一八八四年，第一个人造纤维才制造出来。 It was not until 1884 that the first artificial fiber was made.
他目送着列车驶去，直到它成了远方的一个小黑点。 He watched the train away until it was only a dot in the distance.
她父亲抚养她直到她结婚。 Her father supported her until she got married.
这个铁匠给铁棒加热，直到烧红为止。 The blacksmith heated the iron bar until it glowed.
直到很晚之后，欧洲才知道棉花布料。 Cotton material was not known in Europe until much later.
他朝著树枝（不停地）砍, 直到砍下为止. He hacked (away) at the branch until it fell off.
指南针用于确定地理方向的设备，通常包括一个或多个水平安装或悬挂的磁针，可在枢轴上自由活动直到与地球磁场在一条线上 A device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted or suspended and free to pivot until aligned with the magnetic field of Earth.
直到现在还没有像样的夏天. We've not had any summer to speak of.
银行直到签字得到了确认才兑现了这张支票 The bank refused to cash the check until the signature was verified.
我得把你送进监狱直到你的案子进行审理，除非你可以找个人保释你。 I shall have to put you in prison until your case can be heard, unless you can find anyone to go bail for you.
尽管在井下不舒服，但全体矿工决心在井下罢工，直到他们增加工资的要求得到满足为止。 All the miners are determined to stay down until their pay demands are met. In spite of the discomfort.
警察跟踪小偷，直到他们的老窝。 The police tracked the thieves to their den.
这个被俘的将军，挺着身子走向刑场，直到临终还保持着自己的尊严。 The captured general maintained his dignity to the end, walking ramrod-straight to his execution.
在远程通信系统中，当报文发往的工作站处于不工作状态时控制站所采取的行动，即接收并存储该报文直到该工作站恢复工作时，再由控制站将报文送给它。在报文交换系统中，控制站可以是一台计算机。 In a remote communication system, the action taken by a control station whereby messages addressed to an inoperative station are accepted and stored at the control station until they can be sent to the destination station. The control station may be a computer in a message switching system.
把黄油加热，直到变成褐色为止。 Heat the butter until it browns.
约翰储蓄10分钱的储蓄券，一直到他有足够的钱才换成25元的公债券。 John saved10 cent savings stamps until he had enough to exchange for a$25bond.