shift
英 [ʃɪft]
美 [ʃɪft]
v.  转移; 挪动; 赶快; 快速移动; 变换; 更替; 变动
n.  改变; 转移; 转换; 变换; 班; 轮班; 轮班工作时间; 轮班职工
复数:shifts 过去分词:shifted 过去式:shifted 现在分词:shifting 第三人称单数:shifts
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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2322 / COCA.1680
短语动词
shift down
1. (开车时)换成低速挡,减速  
shift up
1. (开车时)换成高速挡,加速  
短语用例
shift for yourself
- 独立设法应付;独立谋生;自立
 to do things without help from other people
习惯用语
v.
- shift your ground
- (尤指讨论时)改变立场
 to change your opinion about a subject, especially during a discussion (the) shifting sands (of sth)
- 变幻莫测;变化无常
 used to describe a situation that changes so often that it is difficult to understand or deal with it
牛津词典
verb
- 移动 move
- 转移;挪动
 to move, or move sth, from one position or place to another- The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London.
 小说情节从巴黎移到了伦敦。
- Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
 莉迪亚在椅子上不安地动来动去。
- He shifted his gaze from the child to her.
 他把目光从孩子身上移到她身上。
- Could you help me shift some furniture?
 你能帮我挪几件家具吗?
- She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
 她把身体的重量从一只脚换到另一只脚上。
 
- The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London.
- 赶快;快速移动
 to move quickly 情况;意见;政策 situation/opinion/policy
- 变换;更替;变动
 to change from one state, position, etc. to another- Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years.
 50年来,公众对婚姻的态度已经改变。
- The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers.
 力量均势从工人向雇主倾斜。
 
- Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years.
- 改变观点(或态度、做事方式等)
 to change your opinion of or attitude towards sth, or change the way that you do sth- We need to shift the focus of this debate.
 我们需要转换一下辩论的焦点。
- The new policy shifted the emphasis away from fighting inflation.
 新政策不再把重点放在抑制通货膨胀上。
 责任 responsibility
- We need to shift the focus of this debate.
- 推卸,转嫁(责任)
 to make sb else responsible for sth you should do or sth bad that you have done- He tried to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his colleagues.
 他自己犯了错误,却试图把责任推给同事。
 去除污迹 remove mark
- He tried to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his colleagues.
- 去除(污迹等)
 to remove sth such as a dirty mark- a detergent that shifts even the most stubborn stains
 能去除极顽固的污渍的洗涤剂
 销售商品 sell goods
- a detergent that shifts even the most stubborn stains
- 销售,出售(尤指销路不好的商品)
 to sell goods, especially goods that are difficult to sell- They cut prices drastically to try and shift stock.
 他们大幅度降价,试图销出存货。
 车辆 in vehicle
- They cut prices drastically to try and shift stock.
- 换(挡)
 to change the gears when you are driving a vehicle- to shift into second gear
 换成二挡
 
- to shift into second gear
noun
- 改变 change
- 改变;转移;转换;变换
 a change in position or direction- a dramatic shift in public opinion
 公众舆论的急剧变化
- a shift of emphasis
 重点的转移
 工作时间 period of work
- a dramatic shift in public opinion
- 班;轮班;轮班工作时间
 a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes- to be on the day/night shift at the factory
 在工厂上日班 / 夜班
- to work an eight-hour shift
 按每班八小时轮班工作
- working in shifts
 轮班工作
- shift workers/work
 轮班工作的工人;轮班作业
 
- to be on the day/night shift at the factory
- 轮班职工
 the workers who work a particular shift- The night shift has/have just come off duty.
 上夜班的刚刚下班。
 计算机 on computer
- The night shift has/have just come off duty.
- (计算机键盘或打字机上的)转换(键),换档(键)
 the system on a computer keyboard or typewriter that allows capital letters or a different set of characters to be typed- a shift key
 转换键
 服装 clothing
- a shift key
- 直筒式连衣裙
 a woman's simple straight dress
- (旧时妇女穿的)直筒式内衣
 a simple straight piece of clothing worn by women in the past as underwear
柯林斯词典
- V-ERG (使)移动;(使)挪动;(使)转移
 If youshiftsomething or if itshifts, it moves slightly.- He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand...
 他停了下来,将手杖移到左手。
- He shifted from foot to foot...
 他从一只脚换到另一只脚。
- The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
 那整整一摞东西动了一下后滑落下来,嘭的一声全掉到了地上。
- ...the squeak of his boots in the snow as he shifted his weight.
 他挪动身体时靴子在雪地里发出的吱吱声
 
- He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand...
- V-ERG (意见、情况、政策)有所变动,稍作改变;使发生些许变化
 If someone's opinion, a situation, or a policyshiftsoris shifted, it changes slightly.- Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years...
 最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。
- The emphasis should be shifted more towards Parliament.
 重点应更多地转向议会。
- Shiftis also a noun.
- ...a shift in government policy.
 政府政策的微调
- ...the shift in opinion away from the Prime Minister.
 和首相的意见有所不同
 
- Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years...
- VERB 推卸,推诿,转嫁(责任)
 If someoneshiftsthe responsibility or blame for something onto you, they unfairly make you responsible or make people blame you for it, instead of them.- It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else...
 试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。
- Their husbands try to shift the blame by accusing them of having 'suspicious minds'.
 她们的丈夫指责她们“疑心太重”,试图以此来推诿责任。
 
- It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else...
- VERB 销售,出售(滞销商品)
 If a shop or companyshiftsgoods, they sell goods that are difficult to sell.- Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
 一些供应商赔本销售存货。
 
- Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
- 换(车挡);变(车速)
 If youshiftgears in a car, you put the car into a different gear.
- N-COUNT 轮班;当班时间;轮班职工
 If a group of factory workers, nurses, or other people workshifts, they work for a set period before being replaced by another group, so that there is always a group working. Each of these set periods is called ashift. You can also useshiftto refer to a group of workers who work together on a particular shift.- His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
 他父亲是一家炼钢厂的轮班工人。
- ...workers coming home from the afternoon shift...
 上完下午班回家的工人们
- The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.
 上夜班的矿工应该早就安全地到达井下了。
 
- His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
- See also:shifting
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 change
英英释义
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another- his switch on abortion cost him the election
 
- the act of moving from one place to another- his constant shifting disrupted the class
 
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- a qualitative change
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
 
- the time period during which you are at work
verb
- make a shift in or exchange of- First Joe le
 
- move and exchange for another- shift the date for our class reunion
 
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another- switch to a different brand of beer
- She switched psychiatrists
- The car changed lanes
 
- change gears- you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
 
- move from one setting or context to another- shift the emphasis
- shift one's attention
 
- change in quality- His tone shifted
 
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change- Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
 
- use a shift key on a keyboard- She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
 
- move abruptly- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
 
- change place or direction- Shift one's position
 
- move sideways or in an unsteady way- The ship careened out of control
 
- move very slightly- He shifted in his seat
 
- move around- transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
 
双语例句
- He shifted from foot to foot
 他从一只脚换到另一只脚。
- Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
 一些供应商赔本销售存货。
- I can easily stand working another night shift.
 再干一个夜班,我也完全吃得消。
- It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else
 试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。
- The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.
 酒店行李搬运工因为被迫延长当班时间而愤愤不平。
- One source predicts no major shift in policy will be forthcoming at the committee hearings.
 一位消息人士预测委员会听证会不会在政策上作出重大转变。
- Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years
 最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。
- There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
 从传统职业转向商贸领域的巨大转变已然发生了。
- Don't try to shift the losses on to the customers.
 不要企图把损失转嫁到顾客头上。
- The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
 结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。
