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词汇 graveyard shift
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Definition of graveyard shift in English:

graveyard shift

noun
  • A work shift that runs through the early morning hours, typically covering the period between midnight and 8 a.m.

    〈主北美〉(尤指工作时间自半夜至早晨8点的)深夜班

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And then last week I was back at work doing a graveyard shift, from 12: 30 am - 8am.
    • I went to college at San Francisco State and supported myself working the graveyard shift at a brewery, and did a little theater.
    • ‘Bad dreams,’ Greg admitted, taking the offered cup, ‘After the end of the graveyard shift I'll sleep better.’
    • He could have died if I wasn't working the graveyard shift this morning.
    • To compensate, they give you the first Friday off, so that you have a 3-day weekend following the completion of the graveyard shift.
    • She probably would have been more cautious on the graveyard shift, but who expected such weirdness this early in the day?
    • The reason I'm writing this at 4 in the morning is because I'm working a graveyard shift this week.
    • For instance, the legislation does not state that children cannot work early morning shifts, during school hours, or the graveyard shift.
    • I suppose it's not really nights; more a graveyard shift although I have still put in my 8 hours.
    • He works a graveyard shift - one of two jobs so he can pay the rent - and has hardly slept in a week because of noise.
    • I told the manager interviewing me that I was interested in the graveyard shift, in the hope that I would have time to look for a better job during the day.
    • Unlike the two men, who tended to be early risers, she often worked the graveyard shift.
    • But working the graveyard shift by himself provided plenty of time to read more than 20 operating manuals.
    • With a shake of my head I leave the bathroom and head towards the reception desk, I've never been a fan of the graveyard shift and tonight is no different.
    • They must have people doing the graveyard shift.
    • Since Tara is going to be alone at nights now that I'm working the graveyard shift, I thought it might be a good idea for her to learn some kind of self-defense.
    • I ended up in a paper mill, working the graveyard shift lifting heavy steel shafts.
    • The graveyard shift requires a gentle soul to soothe the sleepless to sleep or keep them company until tagging with the Morning Report team.
    • You'll usually find him working 3pm to midnight, and sometimes during the graveyard shift.
    • Midnight to dawn is the time when ghosts, ghouls and all manifestations of the paranormal come into their own and one could be forgiven for thinking that sanity takes a break for the duration of the graveyard shift.

Definition of graveyard shift in US English:

graveyard shift

nounˈɡrāvˌyärd SHiftˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd ʃɪft
  • A work shift that runs through the early morning hours, typically covering the period between midnight and 8 a.m.

    〈主北美〉(尤指工作时间自半夜至早晨8点的)深夜班

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I ended up in a paper mill, working the graveyard shift lifting heavy steel shafts.
    • For instance, the legislation does not state that children cannot work early morning shifts, during school hours, or the graveyard shift.
    • He works a graveyard shift - one of two jobs so he can pay the rent - and has hardly slept in a week because of noise.
    • I told the manager interviewing me that I was interested in the graveyard shift, in the hope that I would have time to look for a better job during the day.
    • The graveyard shift requires a gentle soul to soothe the sleepless to sleep or keep them company until tagging with the Morning Report team.
    • He could have died if I wasn't working the graveyard shift this morning.
    • With a shake of my head I leave the bathroom and head towards the reception desk, I've never been a fan of the graveyard shift and tonight is no different.
    • To compensate, they give you the first Friday off, so that you have a 3-day weekend following the completion of the graveyard shift.
    • ‘Bad dreams,’ Greg admitted, taking the offered cup, ‘After the end of the graveyard shift I'll sleep better.’
    • She probably would have been more cautious on the graveyard shift, but who expected such weirdness this early in the day?
    • You'll usually find him working 3pm to midnight, and sometimes during the graveyard shift.
    • I went to college at San Francisco State and supported myself working the graveyard shift at a brewery, and did a little theater.
    • I suppose it's not really nights; more a graveyard shift although I have still put in my 8 hours.
    • Midnight to dawn is the time when ghosts, ghouls and all manifestations of the paranormal come into their own and one could be forgiven for thinking that sanity takes a break for the duration of the graveyard shift.
    • Unlike the two men, who tended to be early risers, she often worked the graveyard shift.
    • But working the graveyard shift by himself provided plenty of time to read more than 20 operating manuals.
    • And then last week I was back at work doing a graveyard shift, from 12: 30 am - 8am.
    • The reason I'm writing this at 4 in the morning is because I'm working a graveyard shift this week.
    • Since Tara is going to be alone at nights now that I'm working the graveyard shift, I thought it might be a good idea for her to learn some kind of self-defense.
    • They must have people doing the graveyard shift.
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