| 单词 | to go nova |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go nova b. Science Fiction colloquial. to go nova: (of a star) to become a nova (or supernova); to increase dramatically in heat and brightness. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1942 J. W. Campbell in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Feb. 6/2 We've considered what might happen if Sol itself went nova... Earth and all life on it would be fused and volatilized. 1956 I. Asimov Last Question in Sci. Fiction Q. Nov. 13/2 The Universal AC said, ‘Man's original star has gone nova. It is a white dwarf.’ 1968 D. C. Fontana Tomorrow is Yesterday in J. Blish Star Trek 2 26 It had had all the experiences possible for a star—it had had planets; had gone nova, wiping out those planets. 1981 V. N. McIntyre Entropy Effect i. 15 The star doesn't look like it's in imminent danger of going nova. 1992 K. S. Robinson Red Mars (1993) ii. 73 The situation was about to ‘go nova’ as Mission Control put it. < as lemmas |
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