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单词 hyperdrive
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Definition of hyperdrive in English:

hyperdrive

noun ˈhʌɪpədrʌɪvˈhaɪpərˌdraɪv
mass noun
  • 1(in science fiction) a propulsion system for travel in hyperspace.

    (科幻小说中)(在超空间旅行的)超光速推进装置

    I slammed the ship into hyperdrive
    count noun Mark may not be able to handle a hyperdrive
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sir, it will take a few minutes to prime the hyperdrive, and the Helio-Fighters are dropping on ammo.
    • It is the hyperdrive that enables vessels to travel at faster-than-light speeds, which amazes my people.
    • Propulsion was handled by four cold-fusion engines and the hyperdrive systems were prototype units.
    • I know more about starship engines and hyperdrives than I ever wanted to know.
    • Take up screening positions around Nova Fortress and have your hyperdrives slaved to ours.
    1. 1.1 A state of great or frantic activity.
      the proliferation of house music subgenres has gone into hyperdrive
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It has stayed in hyperdrive since, which is why I eat so much.
      • Our team kicked into hyperdrive the last couple months of the 2001 season.
      • Some players seem to be on autopilot until the last five minutes, then suddenly launch into hyperdrive and play their hearts out for the victory.
      • The implications of working in this kind of hyperdrive - in Dell time - are profound.
      • And Gates responded by putting his company into hyperdrive.
      • Sports media have gone into hyperdrive to assess this confounding hybrid of the most widely viewed of all American institutions.
      • The information revolution may have made this possible, but it's the advent of wireless communication that put it in hyperdrive.
      • The last week of school was supposed to be spent reviewing and taking it easy, not kicking it into hyperdrive.
      • It also got my salivary glands into hyperdrive with its description of all the extra goodies included in the re-release.
      • It seems to have gone into Christmas hyperdrive already, even down to the level of Christmas spice scented toilet cleaner in festive red bottles.
      • Your nerves are in hyperdrive because you're constantly looking for an attack.
      • Guilty of blasting the anime craze into hyperdrive here in the U.S., Robotech remains a classic of the genre that is deserving of its reputation.
      • The industry went into hyperdrive, everyone trying to get projects into production in time for the seemingly inevitable actor's strike.

Origin

1950s: from hyper- + drive.

Definition of hyperdrive in US English:

hyperdrive

nounˈhīpərˌdrīvˈhaɪpərˌdraɪv
  • 1(in science fiction) a propulsion system for travel in hyperspace.

    (科幻小说中)(在超空间旅行的)超光速推进装置

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I know more about starship engines and hyperdrives than I ever wanted to know.
    • It is the hyperdrive that enables vessels to travel at faster-than-light speeds, which amazes my people.
    • Propulsion was handled by four cold-fusion engines and the hyperdrive systems were prototype units.
    • Sir, it will take a few minutes to prime the hyperdrive, and the Helio-Fighters are dropping on ammo.
    • Take up screening positions around Nova Fortress and have your hyperdrives slaved to ours.
    1. 1.1 A state of great or frantic activity.
      the promotional push for the movie is going into hyperdrive
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The last week of school was supposed to be spent reviewing and taking it easy, not kicking it into hyperdrive.
      • The information revolution may have made this possible, but it's the advent of wireless communication that put it in hyperdrive.
      • Some players seem to be on autopilot until the last five minutes, then suddenly launch into hyperdrive and play their hearts out for the victory.
      • Sports media have gone into hyperdrive to assess this confounding hybrid of the most widely viewed of all American institutions.
      • The industry went into hyperdrive, everyone trying to get projects into production in time for the seemingly inevitable actor's strike.
      • Your nerves are in hyperdrive because you're constantly looking for an attack.
      • It has stayed in hyperdrive since, which is why I eat so much.
      • Our team kicked into hyperdrive the last couple months of the 2001 season.
      • Guilty of blasting the anime craze into hyperdrive here in the U.S., Robotech remains a classic of the genre that is deserving of its reputation.
      • It seems to have gone into Christmas hyperdrive already, even down to the level of Christmas spice scented toilet cleaner in festive red bottles.
      • It also got my salivary glands into hyperdrive with its description of all the extra goodies included in the re-release.
      • The implications of working in this kind of hyperdrive - in Dell time - are profound.
      • And Gates responded by putting his company into hyperdrive.

Origin

1950s: from hyper- + drive.

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