词性及解释
词形变化
名词: shifter
动词过去式: shifted
过去分词: shifted
现在分词: shifting
第三人称单数: shifts
英英解释
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1.
n.the act of moving from one place to another
[例]
○ his constant shifting disrupted the class
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2.
n.an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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3.
n.a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
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4.
n.the time period during which you are at work
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5.
v.move and exchange for another
[例]
○ shift the date for our class reunion
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6.
v.change gears
[例]
○ you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
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7.
v.move from one setting or context to another
[例]
○ shift the emphasis
○ shift one's attention
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8.
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9.
v.change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
[例]
○ Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
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10.
v.use a shift key on a keyboard
[例]
○ She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
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11.
v.change place or direction
常用词组
习惯用语
1.
be at one's last shift
陷入绝境, 山穷水尽
2.
do a shift
走掉, 离开; [俚]大便
3.
drive [put, reduce] sb. to his [the] (last) shifts
逼得人走投无路
4.
for a shift
出于权宜之计
5.
full of shifts and devices
足智多谋
6.
live by shift(s)
东拼西凑过日子
7.
make (a) shift
拼拼凑凑过日子; 尽力设法应付; 凑合着使用某物(with); 尽力做到; 设法做某事; 赶快做某事(to do sth.)
8.
sail with every shift of wind
使任何环境变化都对自己有利
9.
try every shift available
想尽办法
10.
the shifts and changes of life
(人生的)祸福荣辱
11.
shift about
搬来搬去; 改变方向
12.
shift for oneself
独立谋生
13.
shift off
推卸(责任); 逃避(义务); 离开, 走开
例句
1.
The entire mANagement shift was no more thAN AN ornate ANd expensive way to defuse my power in a socially acceptable mANner
整个管理机构的改组只不过是一种精心炮制而且不惜工本的做法，以社会上可接受的方式削减我的权力。
2.
When we shift to avowed novels, the turnover of the generations is AN astonishing feature
谈到公认的小说，这几十年出版的数量实在惊人。
3.
He was ready for ANd expectANt of ANy queer shift in AN individual's attitude, particularly in time of pANic
对于个人态度的任何乖巧的变迁，特别是在紧急关头，他早有准备，是能够料想得到的。
4.
A person having authority over others,especially AN overseer or a shift supervisor.
监工，工头有权指挥别人的人，尤指工头或监督工人轮班的人
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I consciously had to shift from perceiving the situation as being about him to it being about me AND my embarrassment
于是我有意识地转变了视角，不再因他而因为我以及我的尴尬来重新看待此情此景。
6.
At the end of the shift or work day, close the cylinder valve AND bleed the pressure off the regulator AND torch equipment.
在下班或工作日结束的时候，关闭钢瓶阀门，放出调整器和吹管设备内的压力。
7.
The shift (or diversion) of workers from low productivity sectors such AS agriculture to high-productivity manufacturing increASes per capita output.
把工人从低生产率的领域，例如农业，向高生产率的机器制造业转移，从而增加了人均生产量。
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Vacillating elements are the third kind, they are half-genuine and half-sham in their patriotism, and shift and switch AS the trend changes
还有一种，是动摇分子，半真半假，看势办事。
9.
The day receptionist will be relieved AT 21: 00 when the night shift comes on .
白班接待员在晚上9点由夜班接待员换班。
10.
The Advent of computerized lens design requires a certain shift in emphasisDDthere is little need to do what a computer can do better
透镜设计的计算化的兴起，要求我们对内容的重点作一些变动――计算机能够做得更好的那些东西，就不需要我们去做了。
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