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