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单词 short time
释义
short time
noun[U]
UK
uk
/ˌʃɔːt ˈtaɪm/us
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈtaɪm/
(alsoreduced time)
asituationin which thepeoplewhoworkat afactoryor in anofficeworkfewerdaysorhoursthanusualfor lessmoneybecause there is not muchworkto do:
（因可做工作不足造成的）缩短工作时间，短工时
He's been putonshorttimebecausebusinessis soquiet.因为生意清淡，他工时不足。
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(Definition ofshort timefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

short time| Business English

short time
noun[U]
HRUK
uk
us
(alsoshort-time working)
asituationin whichworkersworkfewerhoursordaysthanusualbecause there is not muchworkto do:
on short timeHundreds ofpeoplein thecompanyare now onshorttime.
A fewweeksago severalJapanesecarfactorieshad togo onto short-timeworkingbecause they didn't have enoughsteel.
(Definition ofshort timefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshort time

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They have been enlightened greatly in ashorttime.
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If a certain trend or feature can be perceived over ashorttimespan, that feature is said to be on the surface level.
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Within ashorttimethe halls of the quarry were changed into a modern machine-works factory.
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The method of characteristics gives a continuously differentiable solution forshorttime, since the initial data are smooth.
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These change both on long and onshorttime-scales.
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The objective is to maximize removal in ashorttimeperiod that is related to factory environmental sampling.
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Parents also learned to punish inappropriate behavior systematically and moderately withshorttime-out periods.
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The parents opted for the latter non-operative approach and the infant died ashorttimethereafter.
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Alongside this it can be said that whole communities were transformed, even if only for ashorttime.
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By contrast, estimates that better capture regional variation in recombination rate should be more strongly correlated with parameters that change overshorttime-scales.
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Most development projects, however, are under pressure to show impact over large areas in ashorttime.
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These are all relevant to the problem of identifying biological consequences, although mainly in relativelyshorttimeperiods.
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Discounting was not performed because of theshorttimehorizon to outcomes for the majority of patients.
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There are also other desert plant species with seeds that start to germinate after a veryshorttimeof wetting.
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Most of the studies in both reviews hadshorttimeseries.
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