But in another we're actually lengthening it.

可是从另一种意义上讲我们实际上是在延长她的寿命。

A cellist is always shortening and lengthening the strings.

大提琴演奏家总是在压缩或拉长弦。

The first two, shortening muscle fibers and lengthening them, generate opposing forces.

前两种包括收缩型肌肉纤维和伸长型肌肉纤维，彼此会产生相对的作用力。

At sunset, three thousand years ago, two youths watched their shadows lengthening.

三千年前的日落，在大地上映射出两个年轻人的身影。

Current understanding is that DOMS is caused mostly by eccentric movements where the muscle is under tension while also lengthening.

目前的解释是 DOMS 主要是由反常运动造成的，肌肉在拉力下拉伸着。

Eventually, the lengthening rotation of the Moon matched how long it took to go around the Earth.

最终，月球的自转周期与公转周期时间一致。

The latest deals with static muscle stretching -- lengthening a muscle to the point of tension for 30 seconds.

最新的方法是静态肌肉拉伸——将肌肉拉伸到紧张状态30秒。

The government has begun to float various ideas, such as means-testing family benefits and lengthening the period for pension contributions.

政府集思广益，采用诸如家庭支付能力调查以及延长养老金的供期。

Kind of feeling this bone to heal connection when I point my toes. Maybe lengthening the tops of the legs.

当我按压脚趾时，感觉这里的骨头恢复了连接。也许是加长腿的顶部。

Do you credit biomechanics for lengthening your career?

你认为生物力学延长了你的职业生涯吗？