graveyard shift

短语

[经] 夜间轮班

词形变化

graveyard shifts 复数 graveyard shifts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.

    Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate)

    I had to work the graveyard shift for most of that year, and at first I hated it, but eventually I even kind of liked it, in some ways.

  2. 2.

    A group of workers who work during this time slot.

    Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate)

    You'll have to ask the graveyard shift — the equipment was here when we left.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

night shift

上位词 2

shift work shift

词源

By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards.

来源：wiktionary