jet lag
IPA/ˈdʒet læɡ/
IPA/ˈdʒet læɡ/
jet lag — noun
1. the tiredness and confused feeling you get after flying across several time zone
1.名詞B1
釋義
the tiredness and confused feeling you get after flying across several time zones, when your body clock is out of step with local time
例句
Nicholas could barely eat dinner after the Tokyo flight — his jet lag was brutal.
Lotte landed in Nairobi at dawn and beat jet lag with a long walk.
collocation: beat jet lag
The orchestra arrived in Seoul four days early to shake off their jet lag before the concert.
Bao woke up at half past three, wide awake and hungry — classic jet lag.
Minho's jet lag lasted a week; he kept falling asleep at his desk.
同義詞
- travel fatigue
broader term; can happen on any long trip, not only flights across time zones
用法筆記
Always uncountable. Do not say 'a jet lag' or 'jet lags'.
常見錯誤
❌I have a bad jet lag.
✅I have bad jet lag.
💡jet lag is uncountable; never use 'a' or 'an' before it.