dogwatch

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
    — […] in the last dog-watch when the drawing near of twilight induced revery […]
  2. A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty. broadly
    — The girls we knew were all on the dogwatch, from four to twelve in the morning.
  3. A very brief period of naval service.
    — At that time, Captain Thomas G. Peyton, U.S. Navy, who had only served a dog watch as Captain of the Port at Noumea, New Caledonia, reported for this important billet.

词形变化

dogwatches plural dog watch alternative dog-watch alternative

词源

From dog + watch, perhaps a calque of German Hundewache.
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