till
till — 介系詞
1. up to a particular point in time, and not continuing beyond that moment; used wh
直到
直到某個時間點為止
up to a particular point in time, and not continuing beyond that moment; used when saying when something stops or starts.
Soraya worked at the cafe till six in the evening.
Soraya 在咖啡館工作到晚上六點。
till + noun phrase (time reference)
The summer sale at Erik's clothing store runs from Monday till Friday this week.
Erik 的服飾店夏季特賣從週一到週五。
from … till … (duration range)
Christopher waited outside the school till the rain stopped.
Christopher 在學校外面等到雨停。
Élise could not send the parcel till she bought a stamp.
Élise 直到買到郵票才能寄包裹。
The town library stays open till eight o'clock on weekdays.
鎮上的圖書館平日開放到晚上八點。
文法句型
till + noun phrase (time reference)
till + clause (subject + verb)
用法筆記
Also functions as a conjunction (till + subject + verb) and a preposition (till + noun phrase). 'Till' is slightly less formal than 'until', but both are very common in everyday speech and writing. In formal academic or legal texts, 'until' is preferred.
常見錯誤
till — 名詞
1. the drawer inside a shop's cash register where money is placed, or the whole cas
收銀抽屜
商店收銀機中的錢櫃
the drawer inside a shop's cash register where money is placed, or the whole cash register itself; also a box used in a shop for holding money.
The cashier counted the money in the till before locking up.
收銀員在關店前清點了收銀抽屜裡的錢。
in the till
Ziad opened the till and handed the customer her change.
Ziad 打開收銀抽屜，把零錢遞給顧客。
opened the till
Romi left the till unlocked after the store closed.
Romi 在商店關門後忘了鎖上收銀抽屜。
Devika found a torn banknote in the till at her bakery.
Devika 在她的烘焙店收銀抽屜裡發現了一張破鈔。
- cash register
refers to the whole machine, not just the drawer; more common in American English
- money drawer
describes the physical drawer itself rather than the whole register
文法句型
the till
at / behind / from the till
open / close / check the till
用法筆記
Common in British English for the cash register or its drawer. In American English, 'cash register' is more common for the whole machine; 'till' is understood but less frequent for that meaning.
常見錯誤
2. a deposit left by a glacier as it melts, containing an unsorted mix of clay, san
冰磧物
冰川沉積的黏土砂礫混合物
a deposit left by a glacier as it melts, containing an unsorted mix of clay, sand, stones, and larger rocks.
The construction crew dug through a thick layer of glacial till.
施工隊挖開了一層厚厚的冰磧物。
layer of glacial till
Rachid identified the till in the Yorkshire valley as evidence of an ancient ice sheet.
Rachid 指出約克郡山谷中的冰磧物是古代冰層留下的證據。
Farmers in the valley struggled to plant crops in the rocky till.
山谷裡的農民很難在含岩石的冰磧物上種植作物。
Doctor Niran studied till deposits in the Swiss Alps to reconstruct ice-age climate shifts.
Niran 博士研究瑞士阿爾卑斯山的冰磧堆積物，以重建冰河時期的氣候變化。
- glacial drift
broader term that includes till (unsorted) and stratified drift (sorted by water)
- boulder clay
older term for till, still used in some British geology contexts
文法句型
glacial till
layer of till
till + noun (till plain, till deposit)
用法筆記
This is a technical term in geology and earth science. Most English learners will only encounter this meaning in geography textbooks or academic writing about glaciers.
till — 動詞
1. to turn over and break up the surface of soil using a tool or machine, so that s
耕種；耕作
犁地整地準備種植作物
to turn over and break up the surface of soil using a tool or machine, so that seeds can be planted and crops can grow.
In early spring, farmers till the fields before planting corn.
初春時，農夫在種玉米前先翻土整地。
till + fields
Nora learned to till the soil using a hand-held plough.
Nora 學會了用手扶犁翻土耕種。
The land behind the barn has been tilled for over a hundred years.
穀倉後面的土地已經耕種了超過一百年。
Sana tilled the garden plot and removed the largest stones.
Sana 翻耕了花圃並移走了最大的石頭。
- plow (plough)
specifically means turning soil over with a plow; 'till' is a broader term for all soil preparation
- cultivate
more general term that can include weeding and caring for crops, not just initial soil preparation
- farm
broader still — includes all activities of running a farm, not just soil preparation
文法句型
till + noun (land, soil, field, ground)
be tilled
用法筆記
Often used in historical or rural farming contexts. The noun form 'tillage' refers to the activity itself. 'Plow' (or 'plough' in British English) describes a specific first step of turning soil; 'till' covers the broader process of preparing land.