midwatch

• 名词，指夜间值班或夜间值班时段，通常从午夜到早晨8点，常用于航海或轮班工作的语境中。

A noun referring to a watch or duty period during the night, typically from midnight to 8 a.m., often used in nautical or shift-work contexts.

1. Night watch periodC1formal

   A period of duty or watch during the night, typically from midnight to 8 a.m.

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   • The sailor was assigned to the midwatch, from midnight until dawn.
   • During the midwatch, the crew kept a careful lookout for icebergs.
   • He found the midwatch to be the quietest and most solitary shift.

   同义词graveyard shiftgraveyard watchmiddle watchnight shiftnight watch