not until used to emphasize that something does not happen before a certain point in time or before something else has happened.直到〔用于强调某事在某个具体的时刻或者另一件事发生以前没有发生〕:•'Can I go out and play now?' 'Not until you've done your homework.'“我现在可以出去玩了吗？”“家庭作业做完以后才行。”•It was not until 1972 that the war finally came to an end.直到 1972 年战争才终于结束。 |