Our modern workplaces also operate based on outdated time constraints.

我们现代的工作场所也是基于过时的时间限制而运作的。

youdao

It'll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures.

它必须长时间在非常低的温度下运行。

youdao

They have to operate for long periods of time before the costs of development have been recovered.

在收回开发费用之前，它们必须运作很长一段时间。

youdao

But because the way sound waves operate, we have these low sound waves taking a very long time to clear.

但鉴于声波的传播方式,低声波要过更长的时间才消失

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Source: Brookings InstitutionDistributed power technologies that operate all or most of the time are more reliable and cleaner than those that operate only when the grid goes down precisely because they operate all of the time.

FORBES: Resiliency Portfolio Standards: Turning Smart Grids into Strong Grids

Bristol's Ferry Boat Company will run a weekend service until 10 February, when it will operate full time.

BBC: Bristol ferry to restart after consortium buys boats

James Glanz has an excellent piece in the Sunday New York Times and continuing today on how much power is consumed by data centers in the U.S. To provide fast response time, they operate near full capacity much of the time, and waste up to 90 percent of their energy consumption.

FORBES: Data Centers As Power Hogs -- Will Green Issues Impact High Frequency Trading?