才 Ⅰ名词1.(才能) ability; talent; gift; endowment 德才兼备 have both ability and political integrity; 多才多艺 be gifted in many ways2.(有才能的人) capable person 奇才 unusual [remarkable] talent; 人才 a person of talent; talent3.(姓氏) a surname 才宽 cai kuanⅡ副词1.(表示事情在前不久发生; 刚才) 节目才开始。 the performance has just started. 怎么, 才来就要走 ? why leave so soon? you've only just arrived.2.(表示事情发生或结束得晚) 你怎么才来? why are you so late? 他昨天才离开大连。 he left dalian only yesterday.3.(表示只有在某种条件下,或由于某种原因、目的、然后怎么样, 前面常有“只有、必须、因为、由于” 等配合; 方才) 非要等起重机来了才能装运吗 ? must we wait till the crane arrives before we start loading? 只有肯努力, 才能得到好的学习成绩。 only you study hard can you get good results.4.(对比起来表示数量小, 次数少, 能力差等等; 仅仅) 解放前全国钢年产量最高才 90多万吨。 before liberation, china's highest annual output of steel was only just over 900,000 tons. 当时他才五岁。 he was only five years old then.5.(表示强调所说的事, 句尾常用“呢”字) 麦子长得才好呢 ! the wheat is coming along fine. 他要是不知道才怪呢 ! it would be strange if he didn't know. 屋子里不热, 外面才热呢! it is not hot in the house, but it's really hot outside
直到 1.(直到某时才做或才完成某事) until 她直到晚上很晚才回来。 she didn't come back until very late in the evening.2.(直到某时还未完成) up to 直到现在我还没收到她的信。 i haven't received any letter from her up to the present