| 复合形式： |
| make up for lost time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (compensate for past inaction) | 弥补失去的时间
mí bǔ shī qù de shí jiān |
| | Her father made up for lost time by buying her lots of presents. |
| up to the time of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (before or until the era of) | 截止…时间为止
jié zhǐ shí jiān wéi zhǐ |
| | | 到…为止
dào … wéi zhǐ |
| up to this time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (until now) | 到此刻为止
dào cǐ kè wéi zhǐ |
| | | 到目前为止
dào mù qián wéi zhǐ |
| | | 到现在为止
dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ |
| up to this time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (until a specified point in the past) | 到那时
dào nà shí |
| | | 到（过去的）某个时间为止
dào guò qù de mǒu gè shí jiān wéi zhǐ |