until the cows come home

/ənˌtɪl ðə ˈkaʊz kʌm ˌhəʊm/INFORMAL · B2
中文对应近似对应
没完没了
字面意思: «直到奶牛回家»

含义

for a very long time

很长很长时间.

例句

  1. 1You can argue until the cows come home, but I'm not changing my mind.
  2. 2Those two could talk about football until the cows come home.
  3. 3We could discuss the paint colour until the cows come home, so let's just choose one.
  4. 4You can wait until the cows come home; that shop never answers its phone.
  5. 5Do you want to practise that song until the cows come home, or can we stop now?

语法

固定短语,不变化。通常放在分句末尾,跟在 talk、wait 或 argue 等动词之后。till 可替换 until。

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