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单词 jet-set
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jet-setv.

Brit. /ˈdʒɛtˌsɛt/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛtˈsɛt/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: jet set n.
Etymology: < jet set n. Compare earlier jet-setter n., jet setting n., jet-setting adj.
colloquial.
intransitive. To travel in the manner of the jet set; to pursue the lifestyle of the jet set.
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1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Aug. 15/2 There is that tiny minority among them..stashing away their ill-gotten feudal extortions in Swiss banks and..jet-setting to the fanciest spas.
1976 Times 22 Apr. 9/2 It's no use jet-setting about the place. You must stay in one centre as long as you possibly can.
1995 Grand Royal No. 2. 90/1 After ‘jet-setting’ in Switzerland, Leary, by his own account, returns to the U.S.
2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter xxvii. 278 During the final years of his life, Ken had continued to jet-set with Mom.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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