| 单词 | shift |
| 释义 | shift (once / 148 pages) 1vn 2vn 3n 4n Shift the verb and shift the noun are very similar in meaning. A shift is a change in something or an adjustment in the way something is done. You can either make a shift (that's the noun), or you can just shift (that's the verb). What makes a shift different from, say, a change is that it implies some kind of movement; a sense that the thing that you're shifting is still the same thing, just moving in a different direction. For example, when you shift gears in a car you're simply moving from one gear to another. If you shift your focus, you're still focused, but the focus has moved. If the government shifts its policy, that policy, while different, is still a policy. WORD FAMILYshift: shifted, shifter, shifting, shiftless, shifts, shifty+/shifter: shifters/shifting: shiftingly, shiftings/shiftless: shiftlesser, shiftlessly, shiftlessness/shifty: shiftier, shiftiest, shiftily, shiftiness USAGE EXAMPLESThe riot was sparked by a clash between two gangs in the prison and reflects shifting allegiances among Brazil’s powerful narco-trafficking groups, authorities said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) But the country is now facing the limits of that model amid slowing growth, toxic pollution and the shift of manufacturing work to less-developed nations. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But she said allowing such communities to fall below the citywide climate targets simply shifts the burden. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v move very slightly He shifted in his seat Syn|Hyper agitate, budge, stir move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v move sideways or in an unsteady way Syn|Hyper careen, tilt, wobble move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 3v move abruptly Syn|Hyper lurch, pitch move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4v change place or direction Shift one's position Syn|Hypo|Hyper dislodge, reposition beat down dislodge from a position displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 5v move around Syn|Hypo|Hyper transfer transpose transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality shunttransfer to another track, of trains carrytransfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication shufflemove about, move back and forth transshiptransfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another bunkertransfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse carry forward, carry overtransfer from one time period to the next remove, transfershift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes translocatetransfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 6v change in quality His tone shifted Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 7v move and exchange for another shift the date for our class reunion Hyper exchange, interchange, replace, substitute put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items 8v lay aside, abandon, or leave for another Syn|Hypo change, switch change, commute, convert, exchange exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category changechange clothes; put on different clothes transition make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) breakchange suddenly from one tone quality or register to another channel-surf, surfswitch channels, on television jump, leappass abruptly from one state or topic to another diphthongise, diphthongizechange from a simple vowel to a diphthong cutmake an abrupt change of image or sound breakchange directions suddenly breakundergo breaking cut awaymove quickly to another scene or focus when filming 9v move from one setting or context to another shift the emphasis shift one's attention Hypo|Hyper transfer, transplant, transpose transfer from one place or period to another alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 10v make a shift in or exchange of Syn|Hypo|Hyper change over, switch back shift to a counterclockwise direction veershift to a clockwise direction alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 11v change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change Grimm showed how the consonants shifted Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 12v change gears you have to shift when you go down a steep hill Hyper change, switch lay aside, abandon, or leave for another 13n the act of moving from one place to another Syn|Hyper shifting motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 14n the act of changing one thing or position for another Syn|Hypo|Hyper switch, switching switcheroo a sudden unexpected switch change the action of changing something 15n a qualitative change Syn|Hypo|Hyper transformation, transmutation advance, betterment, improvement a change for the better; progress in development population shifta change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population pyrolysistransformation of a substance produced by the action of heat sea changea profound transformation sublimation(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid tin disease, tin pest, tin plaguethe transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures changeover, conversion, transitionan event that results in a transformation degeneration, retrogressionpassing from a more complex to a simpler biological form strengtheningbecoming stronger weakeningbecoming weaker resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivificationbringing again into activity and prominence debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustionserious weakening and loss of energy elaboration, refinementthe result of improving something accommodation, adjustment, fittingmaking or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances glycogenesisthe conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand isomerisation, isomerizationthe conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself rectificationthe conversion of alternating current to direct current conservation, preservationan occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change recoveryreturn to an original state atrophy, witheringany weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) attenuation, fadingweakening in force or intensity downfall, falla sudden decline in strength or number or importance abiotrophya loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury cataplasia(biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form loosening, relaxation, slackeningan occurrence of control or strength weakening alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 16n an event in which something is displaced without rotation Syn|Hypo|Hyper displacement amplitude (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave luxationdisplacement or misalignment of a joint or organ subluxationpartial displacement of a joint or organ translation a uniform movement without rotation 17n (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other 2Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault Denali Fault a major open geological fault in Alaska San Andreas Faulta major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes inclined fault a geological fault in which one side is above the other strike-slip faulta geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally common fault, gravity fault, normal faultan inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall overthrust fault, reverse fault, thrust faulta geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure a long narrow opening 1v use a shift key on a keyboard She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case Hyper type, typewrite write by means of a keyboard with types 2n the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters 3Syn|Hyper shift key key a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed 1n the time period during which you are at work Syn|Hypo|Hyper duty period, work shift go, spell, tour, turn a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) tricka period of work or duty watcha period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty day shiftthe work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) evening shift, swing shiftthe work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) graveyard shift, night shiftthe work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) split shifta working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between dogwatcheither of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm graveyard watch, middle watch, midwatch, night watcha watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) hours a period of time assigned for work 2n a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time 4Hypo|Hyper day shift, day watch workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) evening shiftworkers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) graveyard shift, night shiftworkers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) relaya crew of workers who relieve another crew crew, gang, work party an organized group of workmen 1n a woman's sleeveless undergarment Syn|Hyper chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy undergarment, unmentionable a garment worn under other garments 2n a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist Syn|Hyper chemise, sack dress, frock a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice |
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