Shut time constants were prolonged.

关闭时间常数明显延长。

youdao

The supply of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time, and in any case, the oil wells will all run dry in thrty years or so at the present rate of use.

石油供应可能会随时意外中断；不管怎样，以目前这种消费速度，只需30年左右，所有的油井都会枯竭。

youdao

I shut him up in no time.

只不过我很快就让他闭嘴了。

youdao

He was very hurt by the strike, which shut down operations for quite a period of time."

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

He says every time the government tries to shut down the station, they get tip offs from the police force, allowing them to rally supporters.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

They really,I think, represented us very well." Among the American highlights - alpine skier Bode Miller, a two-time overall World Cup champion, ended the frustration of being shut out in the last Olympics by winning a set of medals, a gold,silver and bronze.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Four schools which have been shut for some time will be formally closed and a fifth school will be "mothballed".

BBC: Lochaber primary schools to share campus

But as the second half of 2003 (put-up or shut-up time for the much-anticipated turnaround in corporate spending) approaches--along with the notoriously bearish summer months (remember July last year?)--several growth-focused newsletter editors are selling stocks that show signs of weakness.

FORBES: Losing Your Laggards

The Colonel switches on his five-thousand-kilowatt charm and hints at what a lucrative future awaits those who know how to keep their mouths shut at a time like this. (Positive-type stutters from the receptionist.) I take the key again, and we mount the stairs.

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