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night duty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈnight ˌduty noun [uncountable]  work that is done during the night 夜班on night duty She is on night duty at the hospital. 她在医院值夜班。
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night dutyMen were sometimes on the beat twenty-one out of twenty-four hours during the transition between day and night duty.In practice, the student will necessarily miss some continuity because of days off and night duty.Henry Bergson, an experienced field officer, was assigned to be 3d Brigade night duty officer.One girl who turned up for night duty wearing plimsolls received a proper rocket.No night duty was included in the study.After my first spell of night duty I collapsed into bed and slept for nineteen hours.On night duty, there's always plenty of deep doorways.on night dutyOn night duty, there's always plenty of deep doorways.As it happened I was on night duty.
ˈnight ˌduty nounChineseSyllable
during is Corpus night the done that work


night duty
ˈnight ˌduty noun [uncountable]
work that is done during the night
    on night duty
    She is on night duty at the hospital.


night dutyBrE /ˈnaɪt djuːti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnaɪt duːti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] work that people have to do at night, for example in a hospital 夜班;夜岗to be on night duty值夜班