appointment [əˈpɔintmənt] n. 约会，预约
【扩】date 约会 tryst 约会
【搭】make an appointment 约会
cancel the appointment 取消约会
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A: I'm afraid I'll have to postpone our appointment.
B: What time would you like it to be then?
A：恐怕我得将我们的约会延期。
B：您希望改到什么时候呢？
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urgent [ˈəːdʒənt] adj. 紧急的，急迫的
【派】urgently 紧急地，急迫地
【扩】urgency 急事 emergency 紧急状态
【搭】urgent situation 紧急情况
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A: Do you think your papers are quite urgent and important?
B: Yes. I hope that they will arrive in 3 days.
A：您认为您的文件非常紧迫并且重要吗？
B：是的。我希望它们在3天之内到达。
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till [til] prep. 直到……为止
noun [专属名词]约会，约定；任命，委派；职务，职位；家具，陈设 - She has an appointment with her accountant.
date: 男女之间的约会
- have an appointment
- have a date
have an appointment with…和…有约
- I have an appointment with the doctor at 10:30.
noun [专属名词]预订；预约；演出契约 - The booking is only provisional.
noun [专属名词]日期，日子；约会，幽会；约会对象；椰枣，海枣 - I've got a hot date tonight.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]注明日期；确定年代；<美>谈恋爱，约会；过时，不流行；使显老 - The official launch date is in May.
preposition [时间介词]直到，到…为止；<苏格兰>向，朝 - They had to wait till Monday to phone the bank.
conjunction [推进连词]直到，到…为止 - I hadn't left home till I was nineteen.
noun [抽象名词]（商店等处的）现金出纳机，收银机；<英，非正式>（大商店中的）交款处，收银枱；（商店或银行）放钱的抽屉，收银盒；（地质）冰碛（物） - He checked the register. There was money in the till.
verb [vt. 及物动词]耕作，犁地 - to cultivate and work (land) for the raising of crops
adverb [关系副词]还，依旧；仍然，还是（会或可能）；尽管那样，尽管如此；更加，还要（用于表示强调）；还有（更多）；静止地，不动地 - Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe.
adjective [原级]静止的，不动的；宁静的，寂静的；无风的；不含碳酸气的，不起泡的；（照片）静态的，（画面）定格的 - David had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad.
noun [抽象名词]（电影或录像的）定格画面，剧照；（制酒的）蒸馏器；静止，安静，平静 - Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air. 4
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（使）静止，平静，安静；使（感情）减轻，使（感情）平息；蒸馏 - She spoke quietly to still the frightened child.
- He is still there.
- I still stay in Beijing.
- She still loves you.
conjunction [推进连词]到…时，直到…为止 - I waited until it got dark.
preposition [方式和原因]到…时，直到…为止；直到（某处） - Until 2004, she lived in Canada.
“一直到……为止”或“在……以前”
肯定句中
它与表示持续性状态的动词连用，表示持续到某一时刻：
- I’ll wait here until 5. 我会在这里等到 5 点钟。
- His father was alive until he came back. 直到他回来为止,他爸爸都是活着的.
否定句中
它通常与描述短暂动作的动词连用，表示“到……为止”、“直到……才”：
- She cannot arrive until 6. 她到 6 点才能来。
- His father didn't die until he came back. 直到他回来,他爸爸才死.
until（后的从句）的时间终止之前,这个动作做了还是没做？做了前面的主句用肯定；没做前面的主句用否定。
把until 作为时间终止线
从句的时间终点之前,这个动作做了还是没做?
- 做了——肯定;
- 没做——否定.
noun [专属名词]胡麻 - The oil squeezed out from the til is very sweet-smelling, and of high edible value.
adjective [原级]紧急的，急迫的；急切的，催促的；<正式>（尤指某人的行动）执着的，坚定的 - His voice was low and urgent.
