appointment [əˈpɔintmənt] n. 约会，预约
【扩】date 约会 tryst 约会
【搭】make an appointment 约会
cancel the appointment 取消约会
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A: I'm afraid I'll have to postpone our appointment.
B: What time would you like it to be then?
A：恐怕我得将我们的约会延期。
B：您希望改到什么时候呢？
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urgent [ˈəːdʒənt] adj. 紧急的，急迫的
【派】urgently 紧急地，急迫地
【扩】urgency 急事 emergency 紧急状态
【搭】urgent situation 紧急情况
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A: Do you think your papers are quite urgent and important?
B: Yes. I hope that they will arrive in 3 days.
A：您认为您的文件非常紧迫并且重要吗？
B：是的。我希望它们在3天之内到达。
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till [til] prep. 直到……为止
noun [专属名词]约会，约定；任命，委派；职务，职位；家具，陈设 - She has an appointment with her accountant.
date 男女之间的约会
- have an appointment
- have a date
have an appointment with…和…有约
- I have an appointment with the doctor at 10:30.
noun [专属名词]预订；预约；演出契约 - The booking is only provisional.
noun [专属名词]日期，日子；约会，幽会；约会对象；椰枣，海枣 - I've got a hot date tonight.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]注明日期；确定年代；<美>谈恋爱，约会；过时，不流行；使显老 - Blue and white is the classic colour combination for bathrooms. It always looks smart and will never date.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Date）（英）戴特，（日）伊达（人名） - "Dottie" is by far his best novel to date.
日期表达
- The date today is... 今天是...（日期）。
- What's the date today? 今天是几号？
- To set a date 确定一个日期。
- To fix a date 确定一个日期（与 set 类似，但更正式）。
- A calendar date 日历上的日期。
- A due date 截止日期，到期日。这个词在工作和学校中非常常见。
- A birth date 出生日期。
- 相关短语
- Up to date 最新的，及时的。例如：Is your information up to date?（你的信息是最新的吗？）。
- Out of date 过时的。例如：That software is out of date.（那个软件已经过时了）。
- To date 迄今为止，到目前为止。例如：This is the best movie I have seen to date.（这是我迄今为止看过的最好的电影）。
- To come of age 成年。这个短语表示到达法定年龄，常用于书面语。
作为“约会”的用法
- 约会表达
- A blind date 盲目约会(相亲)，指约会双方事先不认识。
- A double date 双重约会（集体相亲），指两对情侣一起约会。
- To ask someone on a date 约某人出去约会。
- To go on a date with someone 和某人约会。
- A dinner date 晚餐约会。
- 相关动词和短语
- To date someone 和某人约会，与某人谈恋爱。
- To date back to 追溯到...。这个短语用于历史或考古，表示时间起源。例如：This building dates back to the 18th century.（这座建筑的历史可以追溯到18世纪）。
- To have a date with destiny 与命运有个约会。这个短语带有戏剧性，表示一个人将要经历一个重要的、决定性的时刻。
preposition [时间介词]直到，到…为止；<苏格兰>向，朝 - They had to wait till Monday to phone the bank.
conjunction [推进连词]直到，到…为止 - I hadn't left home till I was nineteen.
noun [抽象名词]（商店等处的）现金出纳机，收银机；<英，非正式>（大商店中的）交款处，收银枱；（商店或银行）放钱的抽屉，收银盒；（地质）冰碛（物） - He checked the register. There was money in the till.
verb [vt. 及物动词]耕作，犁地 - to cultivate and work (land) for the raising of crops
adverb [关系副词]还，依旧；仍然，还是（会或可能）；尽管那样，尽管如此；更加，还要（用于表示强调）；还有（更多）；静止地，不动地 - Brian's toe is still badly swollen and he cannot put on his shoe.
adjective [原级]静止的，不动的；宁静的，寂静的；无风的；不含碳酸气的，不起泡的；（照片）静态的，（画面）定格的 - David had been dancing about like a child, but suddenly he stood still and looked at Brad.
noun [抽象名词]（电影或录像的）定格画面，剧照；（制酒的）蒸馏器；静止，安静，平静 - Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air. 4
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（使）静止，平静，安静；使（感情）减轻，使（感情）平息；蒸馏 - She spoke quietly to still the frightened child.
- He is still there.
- I still stay in Beijing.
- She still loves you.
conjunction [推进连词]到…时，直到…为止 - I waited until it got dark.
preposition [方式和原因]到…时，直到…为止；直到（某处） - Until 2004, she lived in Canada.
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noun [专属名词]胡麻 - The oil squeezed out from the til is very sweet-smelling, and of high edible value.
adjective [原级]紧急的，急迫的；急切的，催促的；<正式>（尤指某人的行动）执着的，坚定的 - His voice was low and urgent.
