jet-lagged
UK/,dʒet'lægd/US
Definitions
adj.
Suffering from the tiredness and disorientation caused by long flights across time zones.
有时差反应的；倒时差的
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jet (jet-aircraft travel) + lagged (delayed) = lagging in time due to jet travel. A 20th-century coinage following the jet age.
Example Sentences
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She was too jet-lagged to focus on the meeting.