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  • 1

    n.time difference; differences of local time between places belonging to different time zones

    • lún dūn yǔ dōng jīng de shí chā shì jǐ xiǎo shí

      伦敦东京时差小时

      What's the time difference between London and Tokyo?

    • lún dūn yǔ niǔ yuē yǒu wǔ gè xiǎo shí de shí chā

      伦敦纽约小时时差

      There's a five-hour time difference between London and New York.

    • yīn wèi shí chā wèn tí xǐng de hěn zǎo xiǎng shuì yě shuì bù zháo

      因为时差问题

      I woke up very early because of jet lag, and I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to sleep.

  • 2

    n.equation of time

    • yīn wèi shí chā nǐ de shēng wù zhōng yǔ shí jì shí jiān bù tóng bù le

      因为时差生物钟实际时间同步

      With jet lag, your biological clock is out of synch with the actual time.

    • wǒ shí chā fǎn yìng lì hai dàn hǎo hǎo shuì shàng yī yè jiù huì gǎn jué hǎo xiē de

      时差反应厉害好好感觉好些

      I'm suffering from jet lag but I'll feel better after a good night's sleep.

    • gāng huí dào niǔ yuē nà jǐ tiān wǒ yī zhí zài dǎo shí chā

      回到纽约一直时差

      In the few days I first returned to New York, I had been running jet lag.