shift

shift

S0342100 (shĭft)v. shift·ed, shift·ing, shifts v.tr.1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class: shifted assignments among the students.2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.3. To alter (position or place).4. To change (gears), as in an automobile.5. Linguistics To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.v.intr.1. To change position, direction, place, or form.2. a. To provide for one's own needs; get along: "See me safe up: for my coming down, I can shift for myself" (Thomas More).b. To get along by tricky or evasive means.3. To change gears, as when driving an automobile.4. Linguistics To be altered as part of a systematic historical change. Used of speech sounds.5. To use a shift key.n.1. A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution.2. a. A group of workers that relieve another on a regular schedule.b. The working period of such a group: worked the night shift.3. a. A means to an end; an expedient.b. A stratagem; a trick.4. A change in direction: a shift in the wind.5. A change in attitude, judgment, or emphasis.6. A change in position, as:a. Music A change of the hand position in playing the violin or a similar instrument.b. Football A rearrangement of players from one formation to another just prior to the snap of the ball.c. Baseball A rearrangement of one or more fielders for improved defense against a particular hitter.d. Geology See fault.e. Computers Movement of characters in a register to the left or right, as of the bits in a byte.7. The act or an instance of using a shift key.8. Physics A change in wavelength, causing a movement of a spectral band or line.9. Linguistics a. A systematic change of the phonetic or phonemic structure of a language.b. Functional shift.10. a. A loosely fitting dress that hangs straight from the shoulder; a chemise.b. A woman's undergarment; a slip or chemise.

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[Middle English shiften, from Old English sciftan, to arrange, divide.]

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shift′er n.

shift

(ʃɪft) vb1. to move or cause to move from one place or position to another2. (tr) to change for another or others3. (Automotive Engineering) to change (gear) in a motor vehicle4. (Linguistics) (intr) (of a sound or set of sounds) to alter in a systematic way5. (intr) to provide for one's needs (esp in the phrase shift for oneself)6. (intr) to proceed by indirect or evasive methods7. to remove or be removed, esp with difficulty: no detergent can shift these stains. 8. (intr) slang to move quickly9. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to move (bits held in a store location) to the left or rightn10. the act or an instance of shifting11. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a group of workers who work for a specific period12. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the period of time worked by such a group13. an expedient, contrivance, or artifice14. (Geological Science) the displacement of rocks, esp layers or seams in mining, at a geological fault15. (Clothing & Fashion) an underskirt or dress with little shaping[Old English sciftan; related to Old Norse skipta to divide, Middle Low German schiften, to separate] ˈshifter n

shift

(ʃɪft)

v.t. 1. to transfer from one place, position, person, etc., to another: to shift the blame. 2. to put aside and replace by another; change or exchange: to shift ideas. 3. to change (gears) from one ratio or arrangement to another in driving a motor vehicle. 4. to change phonetically in a systematic way. v.i. 5. to move from one place, position, direction, etc., to another. 6. to manage to get along or succeed by oneself. 7. to use expedients, tricks, or evasion to get along or succeed. 8. to change gears in driving a motor vehicle. 9. (of sounds in a language) to undergo a systematic phonetic change. 10. to press a shift key on a typewriter or computer as to type a capital letter. 11. Archaic. to change one's clothes. n. 12. a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another: a shift in the wind. 13. a person's scheduled period of work, esp. at a place of employment operating continuously during the day and night. 14. a group of workers scheduled to work during such a period. 15. Baseball. a repositioning by fielders as a strategy against batters who usu. hit the ball to the same side of the field. 16. a gearshift. 17. a. a straight, loose-fitting dress worn with or without a belt. b. a woman's chemise or slip. 18. Football. a lateral or backward movement by offensive players just before the ball is put into play. 19. a. a change or a system of parallel changes that affects the sound structure of a language. b. a change in the meaning or use of a word. 20. an expedient; ingenious device. 21. an evasion, artifice, or trick. 22. change or substitution. 23. an act or instance of using the shift key, as on a typewriter. [before 1000; (v.) Middle English: to arrange, Old English sciftan, c. Old Frisian skifta, Old High German schihten, Old Norse skipta to divide] shift′a•ble, adj. shift′er, n. shift′ing•ly, adv.

shift

Past participle: shifted
Gerund: shifting

Imperative
shift
shift

Present
I shift
you shift
he/she/it shifts
we shift
you shift
they shift

Preterite
I shifted
you shifted
he/she/it shifted
we shifted
you shifted
they shifted

Present Continuous
I am shifting
you are shifting
he/she/it is shifting
we are shifting
you are shifting
they are shifting

Present Perfect
I have shifted
you have shifted
he/she/it has shifted
we have shifted
you have shifted
they have shifted

Past Continuous
I was shifting
you were shifting
he/she/it was shifting
we were shifting
you were shifting
they were shifting

Past Perfect
I had shifted
you had shifted
he/she/it had shifted
we had shifted
you had shifted
they had shifted

Future
I will shift
you will shift
he/she/it will shift
we will shift
you will shift
they will shift

Future Perfect
I will have shifted
you will have shifted
he/she/it will have shifted
we will have shifted
you will have shifted
they will have shifted

Future Continuous
I will be shifting
you will be shifting
he/she/it will be shifting
we will be shifting
you will be shifting
they will be shifting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shifting
you have been shifting
he/she/it has been shifting
we have been shifting
you have been shifting
they have been shifting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shifting
you will have been shifting
he/she/it will have been shifting
we will have been shifting
you will have been shifting
they will have been shifting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shifting
you had been shifting
he/she/it had been shifting
we had been shifting
you had been shifting
they had been shifting

Conditional
I would shift
you would shift
he/she/it would shift
we would shift
you would shift
they would shift

Past Conditional
I would have shifted
you would have shifted
he/she/it would have shifted
we would have shifted
you would have shifted
they would have shifted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shift - an event in which something is displaced without rotationdisplacementamplitude - (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic waveluxation - displacement or misalignment of a joint or organtranslation - a uniform movement without rotation
	2.	shift - a qualitative change transformation, transmutationalteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"betterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in developmentpopulation shift - a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a populationpyrolysis - transformation of a substance produced by the action of heatsea change - a profound transformationsublimation - (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquidtin disease, tin pest, tin plague - the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatureschangeover, conversion, transition - an event that results in a transformationretrogression, degeneration - passing from a more complex to a simpler biological formstrengthening - becoming strongerweakening - becoming weaker
	3.	shift - the time period during which you are at workduty period, work shifthours - a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"workday, working day - the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"go, spell, tour, turn - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"trick - a period of work or dutywatch - a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on dutyday shift - the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)evening shift, swing shift - the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)graveyard shift, night shift - the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)split shift - a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between
	4.	shift - the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"switching, switchchange - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"switcheroo - a sudden unexpected switch
	5.	shift - the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"shiftingmovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
	6.	shift - (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"faulting, geological fault, fracture, break, faultgeology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksfault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surfacecrack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow openinginclined fault - a geological fault in which one side is above the otherstrike-slip fault - a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
	7.	shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of timemanpower, men, work force, workforce, hands - the force of workers availableday watch, day shift - workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)evening shift - workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)graveyard shift, night shift - workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)relay - a crew of workers who relieve another crewwork party, crew, gang - an organized group of workmen
	8.	shift - the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case lettersshift keykey - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressedtypewriter keyboard - a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed
	9.	shift - a woman's sleeveless undergarment chemise, shimmy, teddy, slipshoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bagundergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
	10.	shift - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waistchemise, sackdress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Verb	1.	shift - make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"change over, switchalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"back - shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"veer - shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"
	2.	shift - change place or direction; "Shift one's position"reposition, dislodgemove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"beat down - dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"
	3.	shift - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"transfermove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"transpose - transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equalityshunt - transfer to another track, of trainscarry - transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"shuffle - move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"transship - transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to anotherbunker - transfer cargo from a ship to a warehousecarry forward, carry over - transfer from one time period to the nextremove, transfer - shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"translocate - transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
	4.	shift - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"budge, stir, agitatemove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	shift - move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"transpose, transplant, transfer - transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
	6.	shift - change in quality; "His tone shifted"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	7.	shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"interchange, substitute, replace, exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
	8.	shift - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"careen, wobble, tiltmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	9.	shift - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"lurch, pitchmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	10.	shift - use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"type, typewrite - write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"
	11.	shift - change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysischange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	12.	shift - change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
	13.	shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"switch, changeexchange, convert, commute, change - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"change - change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera"transition - make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another); "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transitioned into an allegro"shift - change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"break - change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"channel-surf, surf - switch channels, on televisionleap, jump - pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"diphthongise, diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"cut - make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"break - change directions suddenly

shift

verb1. move, drift, move around, veer, budge, swerve, change position The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.2. remove, move, transfer, displace, relocate, rearrange, transpose, reposition We shifted the vans and used the area for skateboarding.3. change, vary, alter, adjust, adapt, revise, modify, amend, recast The computer senses when you shift position.4. change direction, change, switch, vary, alter, fluctuate The wind shifted and the helicopter lurched.noun1. change, switch, shifting, modification, alteration, displacement, about-turn, permutation, fluctuation a shift in policy2. move, transfer, removal, veering, relocation, rearrangement, conveyance, repositioning There has been a shift of the elderly to this state.3. stint, stretch, spell, work period His father worked shifts in a steel mill.4. team, squad, crew, gang, patrol The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.

shift

verb1. To give up in return for something else:change, commute, exchange, interchange, substitute, switch, trade.Informal: swap.2. To leave or discard for another:change, switch.3. To alter the settled state or position of:dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shake.4. To go or cause to go from one place to another:maneuver, move, remove, transfer.5. To change the direction or course of:avert, deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, swing, turn, veer.6. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:do, fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, muddle through.Informal: make out.Idioms: make do, make shift.noun1. The act of exchanging or substituting:change, commutation, exchange, interchange, substitution, switch, trade, transposition.Informal: swap.2. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch.3. Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available:expediency, expedient, makeshift, stopgap.4. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend:tack, turn, twist.5. A change in normal place or position:dislocation, displacement, disturbance, move, movement, rearrangement.6. The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another:change, changeover, conversion, metamorphosis, mutation, transfiguration, transformation, translation, transmogrification, transmutation, transubstantiation.7. The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another:change, passage, transit, transition.

Translations

去掉推委推托转变转换

shift

(ʃift) verb1. to change (the) position or direction (of). We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight. 轉移，轉向 转移，转变 2. to transfer. She shifted the blame on to me. 推諉 推委, 推托3. to get rid of. This detergent shifts stains. 去除 去掉 noun1. a change (of position etc). a shift of emphasis. 轉移 去掉2. a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work. The night shift does the heavy work. 輪班 轮班3. the period during which such a group works. an eight-hour shift; (also adjective) shift work. 輪班時間 轮班工作时间ˈshiftless adjective inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose. He's rather shiftless – he's had four jobs in six months. 怠惰的，得過且過的 怠惰的，得过且过的 ˈshiftlessness noun 怠惰，得過且過 偷懒，得过且过 ˈshifty adjective looking cunning and dishonest. I don't trust him – he has a very shifty look. 看似狡猾的 狡猾的，贼眉鼠眼的 ˈshiftily adverb 看似狡猾地 狡猾地，贼眉鼠眼地 ˈshiftiness noun 看似狡猾 狡猾，贼眉鼠眼

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