| [/ʃɪft; ʃɪft/] v 用法:
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]~ (sth/sb/oneself) (from.../to...); ~ (sth/sb/oneself) (about/around) (cause sth/sb/oneself to) change or move from one position or direction to another （使某事物[某人/自己]）改变位置或方向:
The cargo has shifted, ie has been shaken out of place by the movement of the ship. 货物移动了位置（因船颠簸）. *
The wind shifted from east to north. 风由东转向北. *
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. *
The audience shifted uneasily in their seats. 观众在座位上不安地动来动去. *
(infml) Soap won't shift that stain, ie wash it off. 肥皂洗不掉那个污迹. *
Help me to shift the sofa away from the fire. 帮我把这沙发挪得离炉火远些. *
You'll have to shift yourselves to another room I want to clean in here. 你得到另一个房间去--我要打扫这里. *
The teacher shifted the chairs around in the classroom. 那个教师挪动了教室里的椅子.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from A to/onto B) transfer sth 转移或转换某事物:
Don't try to shift the responsibility onto others:
you must do the job yourself. 别想把责任推给别人, 你得自己干这件事. *
He shifted the load from his left to his right shoulder. 他把重物从左肩换到右肩. 用法:
2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn] ~ out of sth/into sth; ~ up/down (esp US) change (gear) in a vehicle 换（挡）:
shift out of first into second 从一挡换到二挡 *
Shift up when you reach 30 mph. 车速达到每小时30英里时要换高挡. *
You have to shift down to climb steep hills. 汽车爬陡坡得换低挡. *
Learn to shift gear at the right moment. 要学会掌握在什麽时候换挡. 用法:
3 [I] (Brit infml) move quickly 迅速移 动:
You'll have to shift if you want to get there by nine o'clock. 你要想九点钟到那儿, 就得快点. *
That car can really shift! 那辆汽车要是快开的话还真够快! 用法:
4 (idm 习语) shift one's `ground take a new position or a different way of approaching a subject during an argument （辩论中）改变立场或方法. 用法:
5 (phr v) shift for oneself manage one's life without help from others 自谋生计:
When their parents died, the children had to shift for themselves. 孩子们在父母死後只好自谋生路. shift 2
[/ʃɪft; ʃɪft/] n 用法:
1 ~ (in sth) change of place, nature, form, etc （位置、 性质、 形式等的）改变, 转变:
a gradual shift of people from the country to the town 人们由乡村向市镇的逐渐转移 *
shifts in public opinion 公众舆论的转变 *
There has been a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress. 服装的式样已经有了转变, 以前很拘谨现在较随便. 用法:
2 (period of time worked by a) group of workers which starts work as another group finishes 轮班职工; 轮值的班（工作时间）:
the `day/`night shift 日班[夜班] *
work an eight-hour shift 八小时轮班工作 *
working in shifts 轮班工作 *
[attrib 作定语] a shift worker 轮班工作的人 *
shift work, pay 轮班的工作、 工资. Cf 参看 relay 1. 用法:
3 trick or scheme for achieving sth or avoiding a difficulty （为获得某事物或逃避困难的）计谋, 手段:
use some dubious shifts to get money 用某种值得怀疑的手段赚钱 *
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. 用法:
4 (a) woman's straight narrow dress 狭窄的直筒式连衣裙.
(b) (arch 古) woman's undergarment like a dress; chemise 连衣裙式女内衣. 用法:
5 mechanism on a typewriter, etc that allows capitals to be typed 换字键（打字机等的大小写字体转换键）:
Press `Shift' and type `A'. 按｀换字键＇然後打字母｀A＇. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) make `shift (with sth) (becoming dated 渐旧) use what is available, though it is seen as barely adequate; manage 勉强使用; 将就:
We haven't really got enough food for everyone but we'll have to make shift (with what we've got). 我们的食物其实并不够分的, 只好（用现有的东西）将就了. |