| 单词 | shift |
| 释义 | shift (ʃɪft ) Word forms: shifts , shifting , shifted 1. verb If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He shifted from foot to foot. [VERB preposition/adverb] The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor. [VERB] ...the squeak of his boots in the snow as he shifted his weight. [VERB noun] Synonyms: move, drift, move around, veer 2. verb If someone's opinion, a situation, or a policy shifts or is shifted, it changes slightly. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years. [VERB] The emphasis should be shifted more towards Parliament. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] Shift is also a noun. ...a shift in government policy. [+ in] ...the shift in opinion away from the Prime Minister. 3. verb If someone shifts the responsibility or blame for something onto you, they unfairly make you responsible or make people blame you for it, instead of them. [disapproval] It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else. [VERB noun preposition] 4. verb If a shop or company shifts goods, they sell goods that are difficult to sell. [British] Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock. [VERB noun] 5. verb If you shift gears in a car, you put the car into a different gear. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use change 6. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] B2 If a group of factory workers, nurses, or other people work shifts, 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 a shift. You can also use shift to refer to a group of workers who work together on a particular shift. His father worked shifts in a steel mill. ...workers coming home from the afternoon shift. The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago. Synonyms: team, squad, crew, gang 7. See also shifting Phrasal verbs: shift down phrasal verb When you shift down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use change down shift up phrasal verb When you shift up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use change up Translations: Chinese: 转换, 转换 Japanese: 変化, 移す |
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