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Recent Examples on the WebThe rats exposed to the longest duration of blue light experienced puberty the earliest. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 The main rule is just that the loser wear the cheese shoes (sockless, to be clear) for the full duration of the draft—usually about four hours. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2022 When looking to fly, travel time is not just the duration of the flight. Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Over this period, the average duration of BOE public communication periods increased by more than 200%, from 7.5 minutes in 2020-2021 to 25 minutes per meeting during 2021-2022. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Over a fifth-anniversary dinner with my girlfriend recently, conversation turned to a mystery that has driven us both mad for almost the entire duration of our relationship. Will Sloan, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 The shorter duration of unemployment suggests many unemployed Americans are finding jobs fast as fewer leave the labor force, said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Do this for the duration of the shower and for about 10 to 20 minutes afterwards to remove moisture. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 According to the Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems, the duration of snow cover near the valley floor of the Northern Alps has been reduced by five weeks since the 1970s. Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DURATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, short短暫的持續時間➤limited有限的持續時間◇Jobs were of limited duration and usually paid low wages.工作持續時間都有限,而且工資通常很低。➤long, prolonged長時間;延長的時間▸➤indefinite無限的持續時間▸➤maximum, minimum最長/最短持續時間▸➤overall, total總的持續時間◇The overall duration of the flight was 11 hours.全部持續飛行時間為 11 小時。➤average, mean平均持續時間➤expected, likely預期的持續時間;可能的持續時間◇the expected duration of the disease這種疾病的預計持續時間➤desired, ideal希望得到的/理想的持續時間VERB + DURATION➤decrease, reduce, shorten減少持續時間;縮短持續時間◇Taking antibiotics will shorten the duration of the illness.服用抗生素能夠縮短病程。➤limit限制持續時間➤extend, increase延長/增加持續時間➤calculate, determine, estimate, measure計算/確定/估計/測量持續時間PREPOSITION➤for the duration (of)在⋯期間◇She stayed there for the duration of the trip.旅行期間她一直待在那兒。➤of... duration⋯的一段時間◇The next contract will be of shorter duration.下一個合同持續時間會短一些。➤throughout the duration of⋯的整個期間◇This continued throughout the duration of their marriage.在他們的婚姻存續期間情況一直如此。