英语词汇“till”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	till
例句	till preposition \| noun \| verb 3 preposition & conjunction 1.•he'll be in London till July:until, to, up to, through (to), up until, as late as. 2.•we didn't know about this till yesterday:before, prior to, previous to, up to, up until, earlier than.USAGE till, until Till is, like until, a bona fide preposition and conjunction. Though less formal than until, till is neither colloquial nor substandard. As Anthony Burgess put it, “In nonpoetic English we use ‘till’ and ‘until’ indifferently.” ( A Mouthful of Air; 1992.) It's especially common in British English—e.g.: • “After the First World War, Hatay, named by Attaturk after the Hittites, fell into the hands of the French, who did not return it till 1939.” ( Independent [UK]; Apr. 1, 1995.) • “He works from dawn till dusk, six days a week.” ( Daily Telegraph [UK]; Mar. 31, 1997.) And it still occurs in American English—e.g.: “In medium skillet, sauté the garlic till golden. Add onion, wait till brown.” ( Palm Beach Post; Mar. 23, 1995.) But the myth of the word's low standing persists. Some writers and editors mistakenly think that till deserves a bracketed sic —e.g.: “ ‘Trading in cotton futures was not practiced till [sic] after the close of the Civil War, spot cotton being quoted like other stocks in cents, halves, quarters, etc.’ ” ( School Science and Mathematics; Apr. 1, 1997 [in which the sic appeared in the original source being quoted].) If a form deserves a sic, it's the incorrect 'til. Worse yet is 'till, which is abominable—e.g.: “A month or two remain 'till [read till ] you grab your dancing shoes, plus a crew of pals on that special date.” ( Denver Post; Mar. 21, 1997.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. 1 noun •she counted the money in the till:cash register, cash drawer(s), cashbox, strongbox \| checkout. 2 verb •he went back to tilling the land:cultivate, work, farm, plow, dig, hoe, turn over, prepare.
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