1 to move or be moved from one position or place to another 移动:
She shifted uncomfortably in her chair.她在椅子里不自在地挪动身子。He shifted his desk closer to the window.他把办公桌搬近窗口。
2 to change your opinion of or attitude towards sth 改变(看法或态度):
Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the years.这些年来,公众对婚姻的态度发生了变化。
shift the blame/responsibility (for sth) (onto sb) to make sb else responsible for sth you should do or for sth bad you have done 把责任或罪责推到某人身上
shift²
/ʃɪft ||; ʃɪft/noun
1 [C] a shift (in sth) a change in your opinion of or attitude towards sth (看法或态度的)改变:
There has been a shift in public opinion away from war.舆论改变了,不再支持开战。
2 [C] (in a factory, etc) one of the periods that the working day is divided into (工厂等)班,轮班:
to work in shifts轮班工作shift work/workers轮班的工作╱工人to be on the day/night shift上日班╱夜班
3 [C] [with.sop] the workers who work a particular shift 轮班职工:
The night shift has/have just gone off duty.上夜班的人刚下班。
4 [U] one of the keys that you use for writing on a computer, etc, that allows you to write a big (capital) letter (计算机等上的)移位键:
the shift key移位键
shift1/ʃIft; ʃIft/v 1 [I,T] to move from one place or position to another, or to make something do this(使)移动﹔搬移: Paul shifted uncomfortably in his seat. 保罗在座位上不安地动来动去。We’ll have to shift the furniture. 我们得把家具搬一搬。2 [I] if your opinions or beliefs shift, they change〔意见﹑信仰等〕改变3 shift the blame/responsibility to say that someone else is responsible for something, especially something bad 推卸责任
shift2n [C] 1 a change in the way people think about something, or in the way something is done〔观点或做事方式的〕改变﹐转变: +in a shift in public opinion 舆论的转变2 one of the periods during each day and night when workers in a factory, hospital etc do their work 轮值的班﹐轮班的工作时间: the night shift 夜班
shiftshiftshiftsshiftedshifting2noun1a change in what people think about something: There has been a shift in public opinion away from the war.2a group of workers who begin work when another group finishes: the night shiftshiftshiftshiftsshiftedshifting1verb (shifts, shifting, shifted)to move something from one place to another: Can you help me to shift the bed? I want to sweep the floor.