单词 | warp speed |
释义 | > as lemmaswarp speed warp speed n. Originally Science Fiction (popularized by the U.S. television series Star Trek; quot. 1977 is from a novel based on the series), a (hypothetical) faster-than-light speed, attained by a spaceship with a propulsion mechanism capable of manipulating space-time (see space warp n. at space n.1 Compounds 4); (also, in extended use) an extraordinarily high speed. ΚΠ 1968–9 J. L. Arosete All our Yesterdays in Star Trek (television script) Beam us up. Maximum warp as soon as we are on board.] 1977 S. Marshak & M. Culbreath Price of Phoenix xxi. 136 I would feel better if we could head out at warp speed. 1979 G. Roddenberry Star Trek: Motion Picture 101 ‘Engineer,’ Kirk persisted, ‘we need warp speed now!’ 1980 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 4 Aug. ‘That would place Los Alamos at a point to move at warp speed to particle-beam weapons energies’, one Pentagon official explained. 1991 Chicago Tribune 4 Nov. iv. 8/1 The strip's barbs may still zing the establishment, but its marketability reached warp speed long ago. 1993 Outdoor Canada May 19/3 Almost immediately, a six-pound lake trout swam a warp-speed figure eight around the lure and swallowed it. 2000 N.Y. Times 30 Oct. c12 (advt.) It's also the future-proof platform to keep your business moving at warp speed tomorrow. < as lemmas |
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