| 单词 | shift |
| 释义 | verb | noun shiftshift1 /ʃɪft/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb 1MOVE [intransitive, transitive] to move from one place or position to another, or make something do this: Joe shifted uncomfortably from one foot to another. She shifted her gaze from me to Bobby.2CHANGE ATTENTION [transitive always + adv./prep.] to change a situation, discussion, etc. by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one: shift attention/emphasis/focus etc. The White House hopes to shift the media’s attention away from foreign policy issues.attention/emphasis/focus etc. shifts The focus shifted to whether the team would make the playoffs. Students are expected to shift gears frequently, to go from Shakespeare to geometry to Spanish verbs.3CHANGE OPINION [intransitive] if someone’s opinions, beliefs, etc. shift, they change: Public opinion was beginning to shift to the right.4COSTS/SPENDING [transitive always + adv./prep.] to change the way that money is paid or spent: Investors were shifting funds from U.S. to Asian stocks. We must shift more resources toward health care.5IN A CAR [intransitive, transitive] to change the gears when you are driving: I shifted into second gear.6shift the blame/responsibility to make someone else responsible for something, especially for something bad that has happened: Defense lawyers tried to shift the responsibility for the crime on to the victim.[Origin: Old English sciftan to divide, arrange]shift for yourself phrasal verb if you have to shift for yourself, you have to take care of yourself, when usually other people help you do this: These children were left alone to shift for themselves. verb | noun shiftshift2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable] 1a change in the way people think about something, in the way something is done, etc. SYN change: shift from/to a major shift from manufacturing to service industriesshift in a fundamental shift in the state’s education policy► see thesaurus at trend12a)one of the periods during each day and night when a particular group of workers in a factory, hospital, etc. are at work: Dave had to work a 12-hour shift yesterday. They worked double shifts (=two shifts, one immediately after the other) over the weekend. Thirty employees worked in shifts to get the job done.the day/night/early/late shift Earl’s on the night shift this week. a nurse working the swing shift (=a period that is usually from 3 to 11 p.m.) b)the workers who work during one of these periods: night/day/early/late shift What time does the early shift come on duty?3computers the key on a computer keyboard or typewriter that you press to print a capital letter: To run the spellchecker, press SHIFT and F7.4a simple straight loose-fitting woman’s dress |
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