英语词汇“to shift up or down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e. To change (gear), move (a gear lever). Also intransitive, to change from one gear into another; to shift up or down, to engage a higher or a lower gear. Also figurative.

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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > operate clutch and gears

change1895

to change down1904

declutch1905

shift1910

to ride the clutch (also brake)1916

double-declutch1934

double-clutch1938

upshift1956

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a motor vehicle > operate clutch or gears

throw1804

to put in1902

to slip (in) the clutch1904

shift1910

to let in1933

double-clutch1938

to let out1958

1910 J. E. Homans Self-propelled Vehicles (ed. 7) xxix. 381 In shifting from high to low gears, all intermediate speeds were engaged.

1910 J. E. Homans Self-propelled Vehicles (ed. 7) xlv. 625 On shifting the transmission lever for the speed changes, if the transmission be of the selective type, the two movements..may offer some difficulty to the beginner.

1946 W. H. Crouse Automotive Mech. xvii. 388 Let us shift into second and note the actions that take place.

1946 W. H. Crouse Automotive Mech. xvii. 389 Synchromesh devices come into use when gears are shifted into second and high.

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Shift gears, to make a change from one method, tempo, or approach to another.

1962 J. D. MacDonald Girl viii. 99 She drove with her brown hands high on the wheel... She shifted up and shifted down.

1965 A. Miller Incident at Vichy 32 For some of us it's difficult to shift gears and go into reverse.

1969 New Yorker 6 Sept. 105/2 The Rumanians, having barely paused to shift their ideological gears, began holding the..congress.

1970 D. MacKenzie Kyle Contract (1971) 13 He drove out of Palamos... He shifted into drive and settled back.

1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game liii. 319 I..shifted from second to third and..let my hand linger a while on the gear lever's mahogany knob.

1973 Sci. Amer. Apr. 11/2 (advt.) Once on the valley floor I shifted up into fourth.

1973 Time 16 Apr. 53/1 ‘We're shifting gears,’ says Vail, ‘and hiring guys with a track record of seven, eight, nine years' experience.’

1976 H. Nielsen Brink of Murder xv. 132 Simon switched on the ignition and shifted into reverse.

单词	to shift up or down
释义	> as lemmas to shift up or down e. To change (gear), move (a gear lever). Also intransitive, to change from one gear into another; to shift up or down, to engage a higher or a lower gear. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > operate clutch and gears change1895 to change down1904 declutch1905 shift1910 to ride the clutch (also brake)1916 double-declutch1934 double-clutch1938 upshift1956 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a motor vehicle > operate clutch or gears throw1804 to put in1902 to slip (in) the clutch1904 shift1910 to let in1933 double-clutch1938 to let out1958 1910 J. E. Homans Self-propelled Vehicles (ed. 7) xxix. 381 In shifting from high to low gears, all intermediate speeds were engaged. 1910 J. E. Homans Self-propelled Vehicles (ed. 7) xlv. 625 On shifting the transmission lever for the speed changes, if the transmission be of the selective type, the two movements..may offer some difficulty to the beginner. 1946 W. H. Crouse Automotive Mech. xvii. 388 Let us shift into second and note the actions that take place. 1946 W. H. Crouse Automotive Mech. xvii. 389 Synchromesh devices come into use when gears are shifted into second and high. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Shift gears, to make a change from one method, tempo, or approach to another. 1962 J. D. MacDonald Girl viii. 99 She drove with her brown hands high on the wheel... She shifted up and shifted down. 1965 A. Miller Incident at Vichy 32 For some of us it's difficult to shift gears and go into reverse. 1969 New Yorker 6 Sept. 105/2 The Rumanians, having barely paused to shift their ideological gears, began holding the..congress. 1970 D. MacKenzie Kyle Contract (1971) 13 He drove out of Palamos... He shifted into drive and settled back. 1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game liii. 319 I..shifted from second to third and..let my hand linger a while on the gear lever's mahogany knob. 1973 Sci. Amer. Apr. 11/2 (advt.) Once on the valley floor I shifted up into fourth. 1973 Time 16 Apr. 53/1 ‘We're shifting gears,’ says Vail, ‘and hiring guys with a track record of seven, eight, nine years' experience.’ 1976 H. Nielsen Brink of Murder xv. 132 Simon switched on the ignition and shifted into reverse. extracted from shiftv. < as lemmas
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