But some patients need to put the drops in several times a day and the medicine is washed out of the eye within minutes, reducing its effectiveness.

但是一些病人需要一天数次滴眼药水，药物在几分钟时间内就被冲出了眼睛，药物疗效被降低。

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In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times.

她神志不清时，曾数次摔倒在地板上。

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The answer is yes, several times! The most famous case is that of Dora in 1936 Olympics.

答案是肯定的，有好几次！最著名的例子是1936年奥运会上的朵拉。

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President Reagan met with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev several times in an effort to reduce nuclear weapons.

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And in fact in one with the girl describing her side, she several times emphasizes this need for protection, need to be free from being torn down from people around them.

事实上像一个女孩子表达的那样，她好几次强调了需要保护的愿望，需要逃离那些打倒她的东西,逃离身边的人们。

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You also have been in Brazil several times. Why did you go there?

你还去过巴西好几次。你为什么要去巴西呢？

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Soldiers will be required to check in several times over those three months.

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In other words, it would be expensive, as in several times the original cost of the dress (which was certainly not cheap).

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It stepped in several times as lender of last resort during the banking crisis in 1997, and it has since deluged weak banks that were unable to get funds in the call market with money.

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