shift

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. 稍微移动
He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand. 他停下来，把手杖移到左手。
He shifted from foot to foot. 他从一只脚换到另一只脚。
2. V-T/V-I If someone's opinion, a situation, or a policy shifts or is shifted, it changes slightly. 稍微改变
Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years. 对精神病的态度近年来已稍微有所改变。
3. N-COUNT Shift is also a noun. 稍微改变[usu N prep]
...a shift in government policy. …政府政策的些许改变。
4. V-T If someone shifts the responsibility or blame for something onto you, they unfairly make you responsible or make people blame you for it, instead of them. 推卸; 转嫁[表不满]
It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else. 把这项谋杀的罪责转嫁于他人是徒劳之举。
5. V-T If you shift gears in a car, you put the car into a different gear. 换 (挡)[美国英语]
6. N-COUNT If a group of factory workers, nurses, or other people work shifts, they work for a set period before being replaced by another group, so that there is always a group working. Each of these set periods is called a shift. You can also use shift to refer to a group of workers who work together on a particular shift. 轮班
His father worked shifts in a steel mill. 他的父亲在一家钢铁厂轮班工作。