| 单词 | graveyard shift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgraveyard shift graveyard shift n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > spell of work or duty > other types of shift day shift1842 dayside1899 graveyard shift1907 multiple shift1921 twilight shift1970 late1975 1907 Collier's 26 Jan. 14/1 From the saloons came the clink of the chips. For it was the ‘grave~yard gamblers’ shift... The small hours of the morning..are theirs. 1908 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 7 Nov. 27/2 A month later he and his fellows went on ‘graveyard’ shift. ‘Graveyard’ is the interval between twelve, midnight, and eight in the morning. 1965 ‘E. McBain’ Doll (1966) ii. 22 The afternoon shift is from four p.m. to midnight. And the graveyard shift is midnight to eight a.m. < as lemmas |
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