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单词 time warp
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time warp
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈtaɪm ˌwɔːp/us
/ˈtaɪm ˌwɔːrp/
theideaof achangein themeasurementoftime, in whichpeopleandeventsfrom onepartofhistoryareimaginedasexistingin anotherpart
（幻想一个历史阶段的人物和事件存在于另一个历史阶段的）时间异常，时间错位
be/live in a time warpfigurative
to beold-fashionedinyourbehaviouroropinions:
（行为或意见等）老式的，过时的，守旧的
He'slivingin atimewarp- heevenwearsasuittowork!他好像还生活在过去——居然穿西装去上班。
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(Definition oftime warpfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftime warp

time warp
A virtual time is introduced so that the time law can be modified through atimewarp, thus satisfying the velocity constraints.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There were 'timewarp' controls to define the readout speeds of the sample during a note hold and after it was released, up to the point of freezing the sound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I voted against it because, as a colleague of mine said a bit earlier, it is a bit of atimewarp.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are committed to protecting the countryside, but the countryside cannot be frozen in atimewarp.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It sounded as though the needle had been stuck since the 1970s, and as though he was stuck in atimewarp.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am acutely aware that we in the highlands and islands cannot live in atimewarp.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The really disappointing feature of the report is that it is stuck in atimewarp.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Villages cannot remain in atimewarpor stand still, but where there is to be development, it must be of good quality.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is stuck in a sort of rigidtimewarp.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The danger is that the police service will be stranded in atimewarp, designed for a world that no longer exists.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are stuck in the attitudinaltimewarpof the 1950s and believe that farmers are still feather-bedded.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no point in getting caught in some sort oftimewarpfrom which there is no escape.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We cannot afford to live in atimewarp.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
His whole speech was built on that basis, and showed that he has for years lived in atimewarp.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Part of its charm and part of its problem is that it is trapped in a 1930stimewarp.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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