assign vt. 1.分配,派給。 2.指定,選定,定。 3.把…歸因于。 4.【法律】把(財產、權利等)轉讓,讓與,過戶給。 They assigned me a small room. 他們分給我一個小房間。 The rooms were assigned to the workers. 把房間分配給工人。 The teacher assigned ten problems for today. 老師今天指定十個問題。 The event is assigned to various causes. 這一事件被歸因于各種原因。 detectives assigned to the case 負責偵破該案的刑警。 assign property to another 把財產轉讓給別人。 vi. 【法律】轉讓財產。 n. 【法律】受讓人。 heirs and assigns 繼承人和受讓人。 adj. -able
until Wait until four o'clock. 等到四點鐘。 It was not until yesterday that I learned it. 到昨天我才知道。 1.直到…為止;到(…的時候)。 2.在…以前;不到…(不)〔用在否定句中〕。 Wait here until I come. 在這兒一直等到我來。 He didn't come back until the sun had set. 他直到太陽落山以后才回來。 ★ till 與 until 同義,但在主句之前的從句或短語中,通常用 until: Until he returns, nothing can be done. 他不回來什么也不能做。 unless and until =until.