单词 | jet lag |
释义 | jet lagn. Extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a person after a long flight across different time zones. Also: a feeling of tiredness or disorientation likened to this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > environmental disorders > [noun] > jet-lag jet lag1965 1965 N.Y. Herald Tribune 23 Feb. 21/3 Jet lag strikes suddenly. The victim disembarks from the..plane feeling gay as a sprite, dashes through customs, checks into home or a hotel,..greets friends and in the course of the next few hours falls into a light coma. 1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 June 15/2 The news of Nixon—booked into Salzburg to fight jet lag for a weekend on his way to the summit meeting in Moscow. 1996 She Apr. 72/1 I'm relieved that I no longer have to deal with the constant feeling of jet-lag I experienced when working those early hours. 2001 P. Caldwell Sleep Really Well (2003) ii. 47 Travelling north/south does not produce jet lag because no time zones are crossed. Derivatives ˈjet-lagged adj. suffering from jet lag; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > environmental disorders > [adjective] > suffering from jet-lag jet-lagged1975 1975 Los Angeles Times 1 June 77/2 Our present archetypal conductor is no more than a jet-lagged, Ping-Ponged musical gladiator. 1985 Notes & Queries Sept. 406/1 The reader leaves rather jet-lagged, yet might have flown further and reached a more satisfying destination. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Oct. v. 4/4 The Yotel, a compact cocoon for jet-lagged travelers. ˈjet-lagging adj. suffering from jet lag; that induces jet lag. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > environmental disorders > [adjective] > suffering from jet-lag > causing jet-lagging1967 1967 Chicago Tribune 24 Sept. 37/3 Jet-lagging players on the field with three hours' sleep. 1982 Life Apr. 8/1 Right from the jet-lagging start, I was knocked out by the place. 2003 Philadelphia Inquirer 9 Feb. m1/4 And it is a chore getting there—more than 14 hours in the air..and a pesky jet-lagging time difference. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965 |
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