night shift

Thân thiện

A nurse works the night shift at the hospital.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A group of workers whose scheduled work hours occur during the night: Refers to the team or personnel working while most people sleep, typically covering hours like midnight to 8 a.m.
   • The period of time designated for work during the night: Refers to the specific work schedule or the job hours themselves that take place at night.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The night shift is responsible for cleaning the entire building. (Refers to the group of workers.)
  • She works the night shift at the hospital. (Refers to the scheduled work period.)
  • The factory operates 24 hours a day with three shifts: day, evening, and night shift. (Refers to one of the scheduled work periods.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be on the night shift": to have one's scheduled work hours during the night.
  • He has been on the night shift for six months and is still adjusting his sleep schedule.

Variants and Related Words

• Night-shift worker (n): An individual who works during the night shift.
  • As a night-shift worker, she often misses social events.
• Graveyard shift (n): A colloquial synonym for a night shift, often implying very late hours (e.g., midnight to 8 a.m.).
  • The security guard works the graveyard shift.

Synonyms

• Night duty: (Formal) A period of work or responsibility during the night.
• Third shift: (Industrial/Manufacturing) Often used interchangeably with night shift in a three-shift system.

Related Phrases

• To pull a night shift: To work a night shift, often implying a single or occasional instance.
  • I have to pull a night shift this Friday to cover for a colleague.

Học thuật

Noun

1. workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
2. the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• graveyard shift