office hours 办公时间;营业时间
1 absence n.缺席，旷工
2 shift 轮班
3 punch in 上班打卡
4 commute 通勤;代偿
5 overtime 加班时间;延长时间;加时赛 adj.超时的;加班的.
记忆点拨
有关办公时间的词组:office hours, business hours,opening hours等。
单词延伸
1 absence
absenteeism 旷工;旷课;有计划的怠工
absentee 缺席者
absent 缺席的;缺少的;心不在焉的;
absently 心不在焉地
2 shift
shifty 变化的;诡诈的;机智的
change shifts换班
night shift夜班;夜班工人
morning shift早班
3 punch in
punch out打卡下班
punch machine打卡机
clock in打卡上班
4 commute
commuter 通勤者
commutate 整流:变换电流方向:转换
commutable 可取代的;可交换的;可抵偿的
commutative 交换的，交替的
5 overtime
overtake 赶上;压倒;突然来袭.超车
overtime pay加班费
work overtime加班
overtime wage加班工资
情境记忆
His absence in commodes the whole team.
他的缺席给全队带来不便。
His boss discharged him for habitual absenteeism.
他的老板因他习惯性旷工而解雇了他。
At least two of the three other absentees also had justifiable reasons for being away.
其他三个缺席者中至少两个人也有合理的缺席理由。
He has been absent from his desk for two weeks.
他已经两个星期没来了。
He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen.
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
他的父亲在一家钢铁厂轮班工作。
He had a shifty face and previous convictions.
他有一张不诚实的脸，而且有犯罪前科。
I'm happy to change shifts with you if you want Friday afternoon off.
如果你想星期五下午休息，我很高兴同你换班。