| 词汇 | shift |
| 释义 | shift verb uk /ʃɪft/ us /ʃɪft/ shiftverb (MOVE/CHANGE)C1[ I or T ] to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly: （尤指略微地）移动;改变;转移 shift from something to somethingShe shifted (her weight) uneasily from one foot to the other.她不安地把身体的重心由一只脚转移到另一只脚。 shift (to)The wind is expected to shift (to the east) tomorrow.预计风明天转向（为东风）。 C1[ I ] (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change: 改变（主意，立场等） Society's attitudes towards women have shifted enormously over the last century.在过去一个世纪中，社会对女性的态度有了巨大的改变。 shift ontoMedia attention has shifted recently onto environmental issues.媒体的注意力最近转向了环境保护问题。 [ T ]mainly US(UK usuallychange) to move the gears of a vehicle into different positions in order to make it go faster or slower: 换（挡） shift gearsIn cars that are automatics, you don't have to bother with shifting gears.开自动挡汽车无需换挡。 shift house Indian English to leave your home in order to live in a new one; move house: 搬家 I've just shifted house for the third time in three years. He shifted awkwardly from one foot to the other.他局促不安地站在那儿，双脚倒来倒去。 She shifted restlessly in her chair.她在椅子上不停地换着坐姿，焦躁不安。 She was shifting around in her seat. Fiona shifted around, looking embarrassed. He shifted his gaze back to her eyes. Placing and positioning an object -based appose around change something around circle consign fit gone install lie pile (something) up plant redeposit reinstall reinstallation relocate reorientate superimpose transpose transposition You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing On the road: driving & operating road vehicles shiftverb (GET RID OF)[ T ]UKinformal to get rid of something unwanted, or to sell something: 摆脱;去除;卖掉 Modern detergents will shift most stains.新式洗涤剂能去除大部分污渍。 The people at the toy shop expect to shift a lot of stock in the run-up to Christmas.玩具店商希望能在圣诞节前卖掉一大堆存货。 Removing and getting rid of things abandonment banish be scattered to the four windsidiom bin cast someone/something aside/away/off dumping eradication eradication of something erase erasure evacuate evacuate someone from something scrape shed shedding shoo shrug shrug something off sling turf You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Selling Idiomsshift yourself shift (your) ground Phrasal verbshift for yourself shift noun uk /ʃɪft/ us /ʃɪft/ shiftnoun (GROUP)B2[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of time itself: 轮班职工；班；轮班 night/day shiftAs the night shift leave/leaves, the day shift arrive/arrives.夜班工人下班时，白班工人来上班。 Are you on the night shift or the day shift? (= Do you work during the night period or the day period?)你上夜班还是白班？ I worked the last hour of my shift on autopilot.下班前的1个小时，我完全就是靠惯性熬过来的。 His shift starts at seven o'clock. She's just finished a 13-hour shift at the hospital. Studies revealed that doctors were routinely working 15-hours shifts. As her shift finishes, mine begins. Workers in general a man/woman of actionidiom anti-labour beaver cheap labour contract worker cutter labour force labour market machinist manpower relay salaryman skeleton staff slogger staff the shop floor workforce workhorse working group working party shiftnoun (CHANGE)C1[ C ] a change in position or direction: 移动；改变；变向 shift ina shift in the wind/temperature风向／温度的改变 The shift in the balance of power in the region has had far-reaching consequences.这个地区力量均势的改变有着深远的影响。 There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards peaceful negotiations.公众对和平谈判的态度发生了巨大变化。 The last few years have seen a shift in opinion on the issue. The 1990s saw a shift to democratic government in eastern Europe.20世纪90年代东欧国家纷纷向民主体制转轨。 Rarely has there been such a dramatic shift in American policy and tone. Opinion polls show a dramatic shift in attitude towards the environment. Recent years have witnessed a shift away from fatty foods. Change and changes adaptive evolution adjustment alteration anti-evolutionism be ahead of the curveidiom evolutionary evolutionism flatten flip-flop fluctuation recalibration reconversion reformation regime change reinterpretation unspool unspooling unsteadily unsteady untick shiftnoun (DRESS)[ C ](alsoshift dress) a simple dress that hangs loosely from the shoulders直筒连衣裙 modustollens/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Dresses, suits & gowns abaya ballgown bandage dress bandeau dress black tie ghillie suit gown himation jilbab jumpsuit pantsuit pinafore pinstripe playsuit robe sundress surplice tea dress three-piece suit toga shift yourselfidiomUK If you shift yourself when you have a job to do, you hurry to do the job as quickly as possible: 尽快做，手脚麻利 Come on, there's work to be done - shift yourself.快点，还有事要做——手脚麻利点。 Expressions telling people to hurry up already c'mon come come along come on gee get weavingidiom jump jump to itidiom look look lively/sharp!idiom make make it quick/fastidiom make it snappyidiom quick skate snappy time is of the essenceidiom weave wriggle shift | American Dictionaryshift verb[ I/T ] us/ʃɪft/ shiftverb[I/T] (MOVE OR CHANGE)to change direction or move from one person, position, or place to another: [ I ]The wind shifted to the east. [ T ]She shifted her weight from one foot to the other. [ T ]He tried to shift the blame onto his sister. If you shift your emphasis or attitude, you change it: [ T ]Our attention has shifted from baseball to the election. When you shift the gears of a vehicle, you move them into different positions to change the speed of the vehicle. Idiomshift gears shift noun[ C ] us/ʃɪft/ shiftnoun[C] (PERIOD)the period that a person is scheduled to work, or a group of workers who work during the same period of time: I’m working the day shift this month. The night shift is finished at 7 a.m. shiftnoun[C] (MOVE OR CHANGE)a change in position or direction: There’s been a substantial shift in doctors’ methods. shift | Business Englishshift verb uk /ʃɪft/us [ T ] to move something to a different place or position: shift sth to sthThey shifted the money to another account. shift sth out of sthRising costs forced them to shift manufacturing work out of Europe. [ I or T ] to change an opinion, idea, etc.: shift focus/emphasis/attention shift (sth) away from sthThey have shifted the emphasis of the business away from traditional manufacturing. shift (sth) towards sthThe company has shifted towards a more flexible marketing mix. HR have shifted their position on overtime working and this will no longer be encouraged. [ T ] COMMERCE informal to manage to sell goods: At that time, Sony had shifted 30 million Playstation3 consoles since launch. The sales projections were over-optimistic and left them with $100 million of stock they couldn't shift. shift noun uk /ʃɪft/us [ C ] HR, WORKPLACE an agreed period of time during the day or night when particular employees work, in a factory, hospital, etc.: He worked an 8 hour shift at the hospital. begin/end your shiftThey begin their shift at 4pm. [ C ] HR, WORKPLACE the group of workers who work at a particular time: the day/night/late shiftWe work until 8am, when the day shift takes over. [ C,usually singular ] a movement or change in something: a shift in sthThere's been a major shift in strategy. a shift away from/towards sthThe shift towards specialisation favours smaller firms. [ U ] IT on a computer keyboard, a key that changes the letter, number, or symbol that would normally appear when you press another key at the same time: Press shift to capitalize letters. See also back shift graveyard shift night shift paradigm shift swing shift Examples of shiftshift In that way, those who occupy veto points may be bought out, thereby allowing policy to be shifted onto a new path. An important part of the development of chemotherapy services has been the shift in administration and support for chemotherapy towards specialist nursing services. Including too few elements would result in numerous unnecessary focus shifts whereas including too many elements would preclude real focus shifts. In other words, a conversational move provokes a focus shift. However, this increase masks a shift from child-minders to day nurseries since the late 1990s. The shift was evident in the area of social care delivery. These changes have in effect shifted costs from employers to workers. This has been described as a shift from government to governance: from representative to participatory democracy. There was another shift in the 1980s, due to the needs of uncertain reasoning in virtually all applications of expert systems, especially in medicine. The shifts are long enough to produce any order. But acknowledging antecedents should not blind us to important intellectual shifts in the early twentieth century. These organisations then shifted their attention to the observation of democratisation between elections. By shifting the threshold systematically, effectively the host population is stratified. In addition, if a population shift were the source of alarms, we would expect those alarms to appear mainly in one area or another. When water flows, the temperature distribution and the water composition distribution change their form or at least are shifted in the direction of the flow. See all examples of shift These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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