| 单词 | dogwatch |
| 释义 | dogwatchor dog watch[ dawg-woch, -wawch, dog- ] / ˈdɔgˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ, ˈdɒg- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dogwatch ON THESAURUS.COM nounNautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m. Also called lobster shift, lobster trick, sunrise watch. Journalism Slang. the period, after the regular editions of a newspaper have gone to press, during which staff personnel remain on duty to await any new developments that may warrant an extra issue. Informal. any night shift, especially the last or latest one. Origin of dogwatchFirst recorded in 1690–1700; dog + watch Words nearby dogwatchdog tucker, dogvane, dog violet, dog-walker, dog warden, dogwatch, dog whelk, dog whistle, dogwood, dogwood family, dogwood winter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dogwatchdogwatch / (ˈdɒɡˌwɒtʃ) / nouneither of two two-hour watches aboard ship, from four to six p.m. or from six to eight p.m NZ a shift from midnight to six a.m. in a mine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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