shift

verb

移动 move

1. 转移；挪动
   to move, or move sth, from one position or place to another
   1. The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London.
      小说情节从巴黎移到了伦敦。
   2. Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
      莉迪亚在椅子上不安地动来动去。
   3. He shifted his gaze from the child to her.
      他把目光从孩子身上移到她身上。
   4. Could you help me shift some furniture?
      你能帮我挪几件家具吗？
   5. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
      她把身体的重量从一只脚换到另一只脚上。
2. 赶快；快速移动
   to move quickly

情况；意见；政策 situation/opinion/policy

3. 变换；更替；变动
   to change from one state, position, etc. to another
   1. Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years.
      50年来，公众对婚姻的态度已经改变。
   2. The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers.
      力量均势从工人向雇主倾斜。
4. 改变观点（或态度、做事方式等）
   to change your opinion of or attitude towards sth, or change the way that you do sth
   1. We need to shift the focus of this debate.
      我们需要转换一下辩论的焦点。
   2. The new policy shifted the emphasis away from fighting inflation.
      新政策不再把重点放在抑制通货膨胀上。

责任 responsibility

5. 推卸，转嫁（责任）
   to make sb else responsible for sth you should do or sth bad that you have done
   1. He tried to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his colleagues.
      他自己犯了错误，却试图把责任推给同事。

去除污迹 remove mark

6. 去除（污迹等）
   to remove sth such as a dirty mark
   1. a detergent that shifts even the most stubborn stains
      能去除极顽固的污渍的洗涤剂

销售商品 sell goods

7. 销售，出售（尤指销路不好的商品）
   to sell goods, especially goods that are difficult to sell
   1. They cut prices drastically to try and shift stock.
      他们大幅度降价，试图销出存货。

车辆 in vehicle

8. 换（挡）
   to change the gears when you are driving a vehicle
   1. to shift into second gear
      换成二挡

noun

改变 change

1. 改变；转移；转换；变换
   a change in position or direction
   1. a dramatic shift in public opinion
      公众舆论的急剧变化
   2. a shift of emphasis
      重点的转移

工作时间 period of work

2. 班；轮班；轮班工作时间
   a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes
   1. to be on the day/night shift at the factory
      在工厂上日班 / 夜班
   2. to work an eight-hour shift
      按每班八小时轮班工作
   3. working in shifts
      轮班工作
   4. shift workers/work
      轮班工作的工人；轮班作业
3. 轮班职工
   the workers who work a particular shift
   1. The night shift has/have just come off duty.
      上夜班的刚刚下班。

计算机 on computer

4. （计算机键盘或打字机上的）转换（键），换档（键）
   the system on a computer keyboard or typewriter that allows capital letters or a different set of characters to be typed
   1. a shift key
      转换键

服装 clothing

5. 直筒式连衣裙
   a woman's simple straight dress
6. （旧时妇女穿的）直筒式内衣
   a simple straight piece of clothing worn by women in the past as underwear

1. V-ERG (使)移动;(使)挪动;(使)转移
   If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly.
   1. He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand...
      他停了下来，将手杖移到左手。
   2. He shifted from foot to foot...
      他从一只脚换到另一只脚。
   3. The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
      那整整一摞东西动了一下后滑落下来，嘭的一声全掉到了地上。
   4. ...the squeak of his boots in the snow as he shifted his weight.
      他挪动身体时靴子在雪地里发出的吱吱声
2. V-ERG (意见、情况、政策)有所变动，稍作改变;使发生些许变化
   If someone's opinion, a situation, or a policy shifts or is shifted, it changes slightly.
   1. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years...
      最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。
   2. The emphasis should be shifted more towards Parliament.
      重点应更多地转向议会。
   3. Shift is also a noun.
      
   4. ...a shift in government policy.
      政府政策的微调
   5. ...the shift in opinion away from the Prime Minister.
      和首相的意见有所不同
3. VERB 推卸，推诿，转嫁(责任)
   If someone shifts the responsibility or blame for something onto you, they unfairly make you responsible or make people blame you for it, instead of them.
   1. It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else...
      试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。
   2. Their husbands try to shift the blame by accusing them of having 'suspicious minds'.
      她们的丈夫指责她们“疑心太重”，试图以此来推诿责任。
4. VERB 销售，出售(滞销商品)
   If a shop or company shifts goods, they sell goods that are difficult to sell.
   1. Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
      一些供应商赔本销售存货。
5. 换(车挡);变(车速)
   If you shift gears in a car, you put the car into a different gear.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 change


6. N-COUNT 轮班;当班时间;轮班职工
   If a group of factory workers, nurses, or other people work shifts, they work for a set period before being replaced by another group, so that there is always a group working. Each of these set periods is called a shift. You can also use shift to refer to a group of workers who work together on a particular shift.
   1. His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
      他父亲是一家炼钢厂的轮班工人。
   2. ...workers coming home from the afternoon shift...
      上完下午班回家的工人们
   3. The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.
      上夜班的矿工应该早就安全地到达井下了。
7. See also: shifting

1. Tory-bashing or Labour-bashing will not be enough to shift bored, suspicious voters.
   抨击保守党或工党并不足以改变那些心生厌倦、心存怀疑的选民的态度。
2. They see the shift to the right as a worldwide phenomenon.
   他们认为政治上的右翼倾向是一个世界现象。
3. There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
   从传统职业转向商贸领域的巨大转变已然发生了。
4. Security staff did not then receive any briefing before they started each shift.
   保安人员当时开始轮岗前没有收到任何指示。
5. The first change is a matter of degree, the second is a fundamental shift
   第一个改变只是程度上的变化，而第二个则是根本性的转变。
6. Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour.
   各公司正在试图让劳动力市场的均势向有利于自己的方向倾斜。
7. One source predicts no major shift in policy will be forthcoming at the committee hearings.
   一位消息人士预测委员会听证会不会在政策上作出重大转变。
8. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
   这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。
9. The hall porter was feeling hard done by at having to extend his shift.
   酒店行李搬运工因为被迫延长当班时间而愤愤不平。
10. Their success does not necessarily reflect a leftward shift in politics.
    他们的成功并不一定表示政治气候转向亲左。
11. We observe a striking shift away from a labor theory among all mainline economists
    我们发现在主流经济学家中间出现了一种偏离劳动理论的显著变化。
12. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
    结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。
13. I have never seen such a seismic shift in public opinion in such a short period of time.
    我从未见过公众舆论在如此短的时间内发生如此巨大的转变。
14. He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand
    他停了下来，将手杖移到左手。
15. He shifted from foot to foot
    他从一只脚换到另一只脚。
16. The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
    那整整一摞东西动了一下后滑落下来，嘭的一声全掉到了地上。
17. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years
    最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。
18. The emphasis should be shifted more towards Parliament.
    重点应更多地转向议会。
19. It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else
    试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。
20. Their husbands try to shift the blame by accusing them of having 'suspicious minds'.
    她们的丈夫指责她们“疑心太重”，试图以此来推诿责任。
21. Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
    一些供应商赔本销售存货。
22. His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
    他父亲是一家炼钢厂的轮班工人。
23. The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.
    上夜班的矿工应该早就安全地到达井下了。
24. There has been a shift from smokestack industries into high-tech ones.
    产业结构已由烟囱工业转向了高科技产业。
25. I'm on the night shift today.
    我今天上夜班。
26. The night shift starts at 10.
    夜班10点钟上工。
27. They claim all the credit for themselves and shift all the blame on others.
    他们把一切功劳归于自己，把一切错误推给别人。
28. I can easily stand working another night shift.
    再干一个夜班，我也完全吃得消。
29. Don't try to shift the losses on to the customers.
    不要企图把损失转嫁到顾客头上。
30. It's his fault. You needn't try to shift the blame.
    那是他的错，你不要张冠李戴。

shift for yourself

1. 独立设法应付；独立谋生；自立
   to do things without help from other people

v.

shift your ground

• （尤指讨论时）改变立场
  to change your opinion about a subject, especially during a discussion

(the) shifting sands (of sth)

• 变幻莫测；变化无常
  used to describe a situation that changes so often that it is difficult to understand or deal with it

noun

1. the act of changing one thing or position for another
   1. his switch on abortion cost him the election

   Synonym:    switchswitching

2. the act of moving from one place to another
   1. his constant shifting disrupted the class

   Synonym:    shifting

3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

   Synonym:    chemisesack

4. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

   Synonym:    chemiseshimmyslipteddy

5. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

   Synonym:    shift key

6. a qualitative change

   Synonym:    transformationtransmutation

7. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   Synonym:    displacement

8. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

9. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   1. they built it right over a geological fault
   2. he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

   Synonym:    faultfaultinggeological faultfracturebreak

10. the time period during which you are at work

    Synonym:    work shiftduty period

verb

1. make a shift in or exchange of
   1. First Joe le

   Synonym:    switchchange over

2. move and exchange for another
   1. shift the date for our class reunion

3. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
   1. switch to a different brand of beer
   2. She switched psychiatrists
   3. The car changed lanes

   Synonym:    switchchange

4. change gears
   1. you have to shift when you go down a steep hill

5. move from one setting or context to another
   1. shift the emphasis
   2. shift one's attention

6. change in quality
   1. His tone shifted

7. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
   1. Grimm showed how the consonants shifted

8. use a shift key on a keyboard
   1. She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case

9. move abruptly
   1. The ship suddenly lurched to the left

   Synonym:    lurchpitch

10. change place or direction
    1. Shift one's position

    Synonym:    dislodgereposition

11. move sideways or in an unsteady way
    1. The ship careened out of control

    Synonym:    careenwobbletilt

12. move very slightly
    1. He shifted in his seat

    Synonym:    stirbudgeagitate

13. move around
    1. transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket

    Synonym:    transfer