shifts

1. vt. & vi. 移动 change in position or direction; move from place to place
2. vt. & vi. 去掉 get rid of or remove
3. vt. & vi. 快速行进 move very fast

1. [C] 转换,转变 change of place, nature, form, etc.
2. [C] 轮〔换〕班 period of time worked by a group of workers which starts as another group finished
3. [S] 轮班工人 a group of workers which takes turns with one or more other groups
4. [C] 计谋,手段 trick or scheme for achieving sth or avoiding sth
5. [C] 切换键 mechanism on a type, etc. that allows capitals to be typed

• shift a blame诿过
• shift a burden卸负担
• shift responsibility推卸责任
• shift scenery换布景

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• day〔night〕 shift白〔夜〕班
• split shift间隔班
• vowel shift元音的音变
• three shifts三班工作

• by shifts轮班
• in alternating shift轮班地,交换地
• on the shift上班

• 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

three shifts三班倒

in shifts轮班；轮流

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。

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。