shift是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly -- （尤指略微地）移动；改变；转移

  • She shifted (her weight) uneasily from one foot to the other. 她不安地把身体的重心由一只脚转移到另一只脚。

  • The wind is expected to shift (to the east) tomorrow. 预计风明天转向（为东风）。

  • Society's attitudes towards women have shifted enormously over the last century. 在过去一个世纪中，社会对女性的态度有了巨大的改变。

  • Media attention has shifted recently onto environmental issues. 媒体的注意力最近转向了环境保护问题。

  • In cars that are automatics, you don't have to bother with shifting gears. 开自动挡汽车无需换挡。

• 1 to get rid of something unwanted, or to sell something -- 摆脱；去除；卖掉

  • Modern detergents will shift most stains. 新式洗涤剂能去除大部分污渍。

  • The people at the toy shop expect to shift a lot of stock in the run-up to Christmas. 玩具店商希望能在圣诞节前卖掉一大堆存货。

• 2 a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of time itself -- 轮班职工；班；轮班

  • As the night shift leave/leaves, the day shift arrive/arrives. 夜班工人下班时，白班工人来上班。

  • Are you on the night shift or the day shift? (= Do you work during the night period or the day period?) 你上夜班还是白班？

• 3 a change in position or direction -- 移动；改变；变向

  • a shift in the wind/temperature 风向／温度的改变

  • The shift in the balance of power in the region has had far-reaching consequences. 这个地区力量均势的改变有着深远的影响。

  • There has been a dramatic shift in public opinion towards peaceful negotiations. 公众对和平谈判的态度发生了巨大变化。

• 4 a simple dress that hangs straight from the shoulders -- 直筒连衣裙