单词 | shift |
释义 | Word Frequency shift(ʃɪft) verb 1. to move or cause to move from one place or position to another 2. (transitive) to change for another or others 3. to change (gear) in a motor vehicle 4. (intransitive) (of a sound or set of sounds) to alter in a systematic way 5. (intransitive) to provide for one's needs (esp in the phrase shift for oneself) 6. (intransitive) to proceed by indirect or evasive methods 7. to remove or be removed, esp with difficulty no detergent can shift these stains 8. (intransitive) slang to move quickly 9. (transitive) computing to move (bits held in a store location) to the left or right noun 10. the act or an instance of shifting 11. a group of workers who work for a specific period 12. the period of time worked by such a group 13. an expedient, contrivance, or artifice 14. the displacement of rocks, esp layers or seams in mining, at a geological fault 15. an underskirt or dress with little shaping Derived forms shifter (ˈshifter) noun Word origin Old English sciftan; related to Old Norse skipta to divide, Middle Low German schiften, to separate |
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