| 单词 | middle watch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmiddle watch middle watch n. (a) the middle in order of succession of the watches of the night; (b) Nautical the watch from midnight to 4 a.m.; the portion of the crew on deck duty during this period. ΚΠ 1611 Bible (King James) Judges vii. 19 Gideon..came..in the beginning of the middle watch . View more context for this quotation 1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 1 The master had the first watch; the gunner the middle watch; and Mr. Christian, one of the mates, the morning watch. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xliii. 217 It was the middle watch: a fair moonlight. 1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim vi. 62 It was ten minutes to four..and the middle watch was not relieved yet of course. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin ix. 164 The immaculate Aubrey Plantagenet FitzJohnson happened to be the officer of the middle watch—midnight till four a.m. 1989 R. Garfitt Given Ground 40 They surface from the sleep of history..Who keep the middle watch, the graveyard shift. < as lemmas |
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