Phrase
work shift
/wəːk ʃift/
noun
工作班次
a period of time during which a person or group works, especially as part of a scheduled pattern
- 1.
A shift (change of workers).
工作班次(工人更替)
工作班次(工人更替)
In use
I prefer a morning work shift because it leaves the evening free.
Night work shifts can be tiring, so I always rest the next day.
She asked for a shorter work shift so she could study in the afternoons.
have + a/an + work shift
I have a 12-hour work shift today.
我今天有一个12小时的工作班次。
be on + the + [adjective] + work shift
口语中常省略 work，直接用 'night shift'。
She is on the night work shift this week.
她这周上夜班。
start/finish + one's + work shift
He finishes his work shift at 6 PM.
他下午6点下班。
Common mistakes
I work shift today.I work a shift today.
“shift”是可数名词，前面缺少冠词“a”。
I am on work shift.I am on a shift.
“on shift”是固定短语，不需要加“work”。
Connections
Confusing words
- shift work
- 轮班工作 · work shift 指具体的某个工作班次（如早班、晚班），而 shift work 指需要轮班的工作制度或类型。
- work schedule
- 工作时间表 · work shift 是具体的班次时段，而 work schedule 是包含多个班次或工作日的整体安排。
- work hours
- 工作时间 · work shift 强调特定班次的起止时间，而 work hours 指一天或一周累计的工作时长。
Word family
- work shifts
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
a period of time assigned for work
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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