| 单词 | till |
| 释义 | till1[ til ] / tɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR till ON THESAURUS.COM prepositionconjunctionto the time that or when; until. before (used in negative constructions). Origin of till1First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English (north) til “to,” from Old Norse til “to,” akin to Old English till “station, fixed point, standing-place” German Ziel “goal” words often confused with tillTill1 and until are both old in the language and are interchangeable as both prepositions and conjunctions: It rained till (or until ) nearly midnight. The savannah remained brown and lifeless until (or till ) the rains began. Till is not a shortened form of until and is not spelled 'till. 'Til is usually considered a spelling error, though widely used in advertising: Open 'til ten. Words nearby tilltilefish, tiler, tilery, tiliaceous, tiling, till, tillable, tillage, till all hours, Tillamook Bay, tillandsia Definition for till (2 of 4)till2 [ til ] / tɪl / verb (used with object)to labor, as by plowing or harrowing, upon (land) for the raising of crops; cultivate. to plow. verb (used without object)to cultivate the soil. Origin of till2First recorded before 900; Middle English tilen, Old English tilian “to strive after, get, till”; cognate with Dutch telen “to breed, cultivate,” German zielen “to aim at” OTHER WORDS FROM tillmis·tilled, adjectiveun·tilled, adjectiveun·till·ing, adjectivewell-tilled, adjectiveDefinition for till (3 of 4)till3 [ til ] / tɪl / nouna drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept. a drawer, tray, or the like, as in a cabinet or chest, for keeping valuables. an arrangement of drawers or pigeonholes, as on a desk top. Origin of till3First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English tylle, noun use of tylle “to draw, attract,” Old English -tyllan (in fortyllan “to seduce”); akin to Latin dolus “trick,” Greek dólos “bait (for fish); any cunning contrivance; treachery” Definition for till (4 of 4)till4 [ til ] / tɪl / nounGeology. glacial drift consisting of an unassorted mixture of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders. a stiff clay. Origin of till4First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tillBritish Dictionary definitions for till (1 of 4)till1 / (tɪl) / conjunction, prepositionAlso (not standard): 'til short for until Scot to; towards dialect in order thatcome here till I tell you Word Origin for tillOld English til; related to Old Norse til to, Old High German zil goal, aim usage for tillTill is a variant of until that is acceptable at all levels of language. Until is, however, often preferred at the beginning of a sentence in formal writing: until his behaviour improves, he cannot become a member British Dictionary definitions for till (2 of 4)till2 / (tɪl) / verb (tr)to cultivate and work (land) for the raising of crops another word for plough Derived forms of tilltillable, adjectivetiller, nounWord Origin for tillOld English tilian to try, obtain; related to Old Frisian tilia to obtain, Old Saxon tilōn to obtain, Old High German zilōn to hasten towards British Dictionary definitions for till (3 of 4)till3 / (tɪl) / nouna box, case, or drawer into which the money taken from customers is put, now usually part of a cash register Word Origin for tillC15 tylle, of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for till (4 of 4)till4 / (tɪl) / nounan unstratified glacial deposit consisting of rock fragments of various sizes. The most common is boulder clay Word Origin for tillC17: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tilltill The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Scientific definitions for tilltill [ tĭl ] An unstratified, unconsolidated mass of boulders, pebbles, sand, and mud deposited by the movement or melting of a glacier. The size and shape of the sediments that constitute till vary widely. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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