time loop
noun[C]
uk/ˈtaɪm ˌluːp/us/ˈtaɪm ˌluːp/(alsotemporal loop)inbooksandfilms, asituationin which aperiodoftimeisrepeated, sometimes severaltimes, so that thecharactershave tolivethrough aseriesofeventsagain:
（书或电影）时空循环，时环效应In themovieGroundhogDay,BillMurrayfindshimselftrappedin atimeloopin asmalltown,condemnedtorepeatthe same day'spatternofeventsover and over.在电影《土拨鼠日》中，比尔•默里发现自己被困在一个小镇的时空循环中，注定要一遍又一遍地重复同一天的事件。
The novel’stemporalloopsandflashbackscaneasilymake youdisorientated.小说中的时间循环和倒叙很容易让你迷失。
- If youwatcha lot ofStarTrekspinoffs, you're nostrangertotimeloops,temporalfluxes, and theripplingconsequencesofchance.
- Three mendrinkingintheirlocalpubdiscoverthey'retrappedin atimeloopin thisoffbeatBritishsci-ficomedy.
- Storylinesmovebackwardsandforwardsorstartto go round and round in something Doctor Who mightdescribeas a "temporalloop".
Relating to time
- anachronism
- anachronistic
- anachronistically
- chronological
- chronologically
- contemporaneously
- contemporary
- cut
- cut intosomething
- dateless
- dendrochronology
- quality time
- retroactive
- retroactively
- retrospective
- retrospectively
- temporal
- time
- timing
- twin