It takes a bit of time, but not an inordinate amount.

这需要一点时间，但是并不过量。

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People will spend an inordinate amount of time to save a few dollars.

人们总是会花过多的时间来省那么一点钱。

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Keeping a large pond can require an inordinate amount of time and money.

保持一个大池塘，需要大量的时间和金钱。

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The code is unusually conspicuous, complex, and enigmatic; it attracts an inordinate amount of attention to itself, and this attention has to acquire the rigor of a method.

这种代码通常很显著，复杂，神秘;,它把大量的注意力都吸引到自己身上，这种注意力得有一种方法的严肃性。

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