| 单词 | watch and watch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswatch and watch b. watch and watch, the arrangement by which the two halves of a ship's crew take duty alternately every four hours. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] > crew > watch > alternating watches watch and watch1780 1780 Mirror No. 97 ‘Business,’ cried the Captain, ‘is not oratory business? and why cannot they set to it watch and watch, as we do at sea?’ 1813 R. Southey Life Nelson I. 22 He was stationed in the foretop at watch and watch. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. ii. 42 They were either mast-headed, or put watch and watch. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket xxi. 128 In a man-of-war at sea, the sailors have watch and watch; that is, through every twenty-four hours, they are on and off duty every four hours. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Watch and Watch, the arrangement of the crew in two watches. < as lemmas |
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