night shift
night shift — 名詞
1. the working hours that fall during the night, usually from late evening to early
夜班
夜間工作的時段
the working hours that fall during the night, usually from late evening to early morning, when a person is scheduled to do their job — common in places that run around the clock.
Nurses at Seoul General work a twelve-hour night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
首爾全科醫院的護理師從晚上七點到早上七點上十二小時的夜班。
work + [time] night shift
After working the night shift for three months, Mei struggled to sleep during the day.
上了三個月夜班後，小梅白天很難睡得著。
on the night shift
The factory runs two shifts, but the night shift pays an extra bonus per hour.
這家工廠運行兩個班次，但夜班每小時有額外獎金。
Drivers on the night shift often stop at the all-night diner on Highway 17.
上夜班的卡車司機經常在十七號公路旁的二十四小時餐館停留。
Freya moved to the night shift from evenings so she could study in the mornings.
Freya 從晚班換到夜班，這樣她就可以在上午讀書。
- graveyard shift
informal term for a night shift that runs through the very late hours, typically midnight to 8 a.m.
- day shift
the period of work during daylight hours
文法句型
work (the) night shift
be on (the) night shift
用法筆記
Commonly used with the definite article: 'the night shift'. Both 'work the night shift' and 'work on the night shift' are acceptable in standard English, with the first being slightly more frequent in American English.
常見錯誤
2. the employees scheduled to work at night in a particular place, considered toget
夜班團隊
夜間工作的群體
the employees scheduled to work at night in a particular place, considered together as a single team.
The night shift at the warehouse unloads three delivery trucks before dawn.
倉庫的夜班人員在天亮前卸下三輛貨車的貨物。
the night shift + singular verb (as a unit)
When the night shift arrives, the day shift briefs them on any problems.
夜班人員到班時，白班人員會向他們簡要說明任何問題。
the night shift + plural verb (as individuals)
Rosa has been on the night shift at the call centre for nearly six years.
Rosa 在客服中心上夜班已經將近六年了。
The security guard handed his torch to the night shift before walking out the gate.
警衛把手電筒交給夜班人員，然後走出了大門。
Diego brought pastries for the night shift, who rarely get hot food at that hour.
Diego 帶了糕點給夜班同事，那個時間他們很少能吃到熱食。
- night crew
less formal; emphasises the group as a team doing practical work
- night workers
neutral and descriptive, but not a single noun
- day shift
the group of workers who work during the day
文法句型
the night shift + singular/plural verb
用法筆記
When 'night shift' refers to a group of people, British English allows both singular and plural verbs ('the night shift is…' / 'the night shift are…'), while American English strongly prefers the singular. 'The night shift' as a collective noun can be replaced by 'the night crew' or 'night workers'.