音标:[ʃifts] ;
n. 转换( shift的名词复数 ); 切换键; (汽车等的)变速; 更换
v. 改变( shift的第三人称单数 ); 去掉; 摆脱掉; 换挡
n an event in which something is displaced without rotation
n a qualitative change
n the time period during which you are at work
n the act of changing one thing or position for another
n the act of moving from one place to another
n (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
n a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
n the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
n a woman's sleeveless undergarment
n a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
v make a shift in or exchange of; then we switched"
v change place or direction
v move around
v move very slightly
v move from one setting or context to another
v change in quality
v move and exchange for another
v move sideways or in an unsteady way
v move abruptly
v use a shift key on a keyboard
v change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
v change gears
v lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

shift的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner.我们每次转弯,汽车行李箱里的工具就来回动。
  2. The Left is shifting their ground.左派正在改变立场。
  3. You have to shift as you drive around the corner.你拐角时要换挡变速。
用作名词(n.)
  1. They were taking turns to be on the night shift.他们轮流做夜班。
  2. This accident caused a dramatic shift in public opinion.这个意外引起了公众舆论的急剧变化。
  3. The 21st century has been seeing a gradual shift of people from the country to the town.21世纪,人口开始渐渐由乡村向市镇转移。
  4. As a temporary shift, he covered up the leak with a plastic bag.作为权宜之计,他用塑料袋把漏洞给包上了。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. If the stain still doesn't shift, try this.如果污渍还没有清除掉,试试这个吧。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. Someone has shifted my bicycle and I can't find it.有人挪动了我的自行车,我找不到了。
  2. Lend me a hand to shift this box, will you?来帮一下忙,把这箱子搬一搬,好吗?
  3. A sunset like this shifted its tints every moment.这样的斜阳余晖变化不定。
  4. The thieves couldn't shift any of those stolen colour televisions.这伙盗贼无法把任何一部偷来的彩色电视机脱手。
其他
  1. These tree belts protected 500,000 acres of farmland against shifting sand.这些防护林带保护了50万英亩农田不受流沙侵袭。
用作名词(n.)
  1. A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。
  2. He works the night shift today.他今天上夜班。
  3. The day shift arrives〔arrive〕 at eight o'clock.白班工人八点钟来换班。
  4. He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
  5. Press “Shift” and type “C”.按切换键然后打大写字母C。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
shift about (v.+adv.)
    四处飘荡 move aboutshift about

    They shift about for several years.

    他们在各处漂荡了好几年。

shift away (v.+adv.)
    搬走; 吹散 move off; drive sth awayshift away

    They have shifted away from this area.

    他们已经从这里搬走了。

    shift sth ⇔ away

    The wind shifted and blew the mist away.

    风向改了,吹散了雾。

shift down (v.+adv.)
    换慢挡 change lower gearshift down

    You have to shift down when you climb up steep hills.

    开车爬陡峭的山坡时,你得换慢挡。

shift for oneself (v.+prep.+pron.)
    〈非正〉独立谋生 take he responsibility for one's own life
shift from (v.+prep.)
    (将)从…去掉〔移开〕 (cause to) move from (somewhere)shift sth from sth

    He shifted the case from one hand to the other.

    他把手提箱从一只手移到另一只手。

    The centre of the U.S. economy shifted from the agrarian areas to the industrial centres in the north.

    美国的经济重心由农村转到北方的工业中心。

    The recent hijacking has shifted attention from internal problems.

    最近发生的劫机事件转移了人们对国内问题的注意力。

shift off1 (v.+adv.)
    推卸; 逃避 shirk (responsibility)shift sth ⇔ off

    They deliberately shifted off the argument.

    他们故意回避这个论点。

shift off2 (v.+prep.)
    (将…)从…移走 cause to move awayshift sth off sth

    The rain shifted dust off the street.

    雨把街上的尘土冲走了。

shift onto (v.+prep.)
    (将…)移到… move sth to be carried by sthshift sth onto sb/sth

    They tried to shift the burden of the crisis onto the working people.

    他们想法把危机造成的负担转嫁到劳动人民身上去。

    Shifting the load onto my other arm from time to time helped me to carry it.

    我不时用双手交替着提那重物,这样省些劲。

shift the blame〔responsibility〕 on〔onto〕 (v.+n.+prep.)
    〈非正〉把责任推卸给或转嫁给(某人) make sb take the responsibility for sthshift the blame〔responsibility〕 on〔onto〕 sb

    Don't try to shift the blame onto somebody else.

    不要把罪责都推到别人身上。

    What really sticks in my craw is that he should try to shift the blame onto others.

    实在令人气愤的是,他竟然把责任往别人身上推。

    Much of the responsibility for the disaster was shifted onto John, and this was quite undeserved.

    把这场灾难的大部分责任推到约翰身上,这太不公平了。

shift to (v.+prep.)
    (使)移向; (使)转向… (cause to) move or change direction to sthshift sth to sth

    He shifted his luggage up to his flat.

    他把行李搬到楼上住所里去。

    When the wind shifted from south to north it began to get cold.

    当风向由南转北时,天变冷了。

用作名词(n.)
make shift
    勉强使用,将就use what can be found because one lack anything better

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • shift a blame诿过
  • shift a burden卸负担
  • shift responsibility推卸责任
  • shift scenery换布景
~+副词
  • shift impatiently焦急地走来走去
  • shift momentarily立刻转移
  • shift nervously焦急地移动
  • shift restlessly不停地移动
  • shift uneasily不易移动
  • shift about〔round〕到处移动〔流动〕,移居各地
  • shift the bookshelf about把书架掉个向
  • shift the furniture about移动家具
  • shift away移走
  • shift off卸掉,回避,走开
  • shift off an argument回避论点
  • shift off a responsibility推卸责任
  • shift the piano up to room把钢琴搬到房间里
~+介词
  • shift for a living设法谋生
  • shift for oneself自力更生
  • shift... from... to把…从…移动〔搬到…〕
  • shift from the defensive to the offensive由防御转入进攻
  • shift from the first gear to the second gear从第一排档转到第二排档
  • shift from Vienna to Berlin从维也纳转移到柏林
  • shift into转移进…
  • shift into neutral转为中立
  • shift dust off the street把尘土从街上冲走
  • shift all the blame onto others把一切责任推给别人
  • shift sth out of the way把某物从路上清除掉
  • shift the rubbish out of the way把垃圾从路上清除掉
  • shift to the north转向北面
  • shift to a place(人)调到某地,(物)搬到某处
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • bring about〔produce〕 a shift产生变化
  • change shifts for duty换班
  • go off〔on〕 shift下〔上〕班
  • make a shift with设法做
  • resort to a shift采取手段
  • try every shift尽一切办法
形容词+~
  • double shift两班工作
  • functional shift功能转换
  • alternating shift轮班
  • eight-hour shift八小时一班工作制
  • every shift一切办法
名词+~
  • day〔night〕 shift白〔夜〕班
  • split shift间隔班
  • vowel shift元音的音变
  • three shifts三班工作
介词+~
  • by shifts轮班
  • in alternating shift轮班地,交换地
  • on the shift上班
~+介词
  • a shift in emphasis重点的转移
  • a shift in〔of〕 wind风向的转变
  • a shift of clothes换衣服
  • a shift of crops庄稼的轮作

经典引文

  • The thousand shifts and devices of which Hannibal was a master.

    出自:Bosworth Smith
  • How many times did..the clergy..change or shift their opinions?

    出自:T. Hutchinson

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