🇬🇧🇨🇳 jet lag - 时差反应 : English Lesson

Meaning of "jet lag" ("时差反应"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Jet lag is the weird, tired, mixed-up feeling your body gets when you fly to a place far away where the clocks say a very different time, so your body still thinks it’s bedtime when everyone else is eating breakfast.

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Because of jet lag, my brain thought it was midnight, my tummy thought it was lunchtime, and my feet thought it was nap time.

Jet lag made me so confused I said “Good morning!” to the moon and “Good night!” to the sun.

Jet lag turned me into a half-zombie, half-snail who moved slowly and only spoke in yawns.

Jet lag made me eat spaghetti for breakfast and cereal for dinner, and honestly, I wasn’t even mad about it.

Because of jet lag, I took a nap on the couch, woke up, and proudly announced, “Happy New Year!” in the middle of October.

He stepped into the kitchen, suitcase by the door. Jet lag made his hands shake; jet lag made him pour orange juice on his cereal. Jet lag blurred the clock, and jet lag put sunset where morning should be. His child laughed at his slippers on the wrong feet. He sat down, surrendered to jet lag, and fell asleep smiling.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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