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
- 1You can argue until the cows come home, but I'm not changing my mind.
- 2Those two could talk about football until the cows come home.
- 3We could discuss the paint colour until the cows come home, so let's just choose one.
- 4You can wait until the cows come home; that shop never answers its phone.
- 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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