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shift
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音标：英 [ʃɪft] 美 [ʃɪft]
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解释：
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n. 移动；变化；手段；轮班
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vi. 移动；转变；转换
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vt. 转移；改变；替换
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中文词源：
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shift 转移，转换来自古英语 sciftan,分开，隔开，安排，布置，来自 Proto-Germanic*skiftan,分开，来自 PIE*skei, 分开，词源同 shed,sheath,science.引申词义安排，转移，转换。
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英文词源：
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shift
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shift: [OE] Old English sciftan meant ‘arrange’ (it came from a prehistoric Germanic base *skip-, which also produced German schichten ‘arrange in layers, pile up’, and traces of its original meaning survive in make-shift [16], denoting something arranged or contrived for lack of anything better). Its modern meaning ‘move’ emerged in the 14th century, via an intermediate ‘change’. The notion of ‘change’ underlies the use of the noun shift for ‘woman’s slip’, which evolved from an earlier ‘change of clothing’, and also its use for a ‘particular working period’, marked by a ‘change’ of workers at beginning and end.
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shift (v.)
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Old English sciftan, scyftan "arrange, place, order," also "divide, partition; distribute, allot, share," from Proto-Germanic *skiftan (cognates: Old Norse skipta "to divide, change, separate," Old Frisian skifta "to decide, determine, test," Dutch schiften "to divide, turn," German schichten "to classify," Schicht "shift"). This is said to be related to the source of Old English sceadan "divide, separate," (see shed (v.)).
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c. 1200 as "to dispose; make ready; set in order, control," also intransitive, "take care of oneself." From c. 1300 as "to go, move, depart; move (someone or something), transport." Sense of "to alter, to change" appeared mid-13c. (compare shiftless). Meaning "change the gear setting of an engine" is from 1910; to shift gears in the figurative sense is from 1961. Related: Shifted; shifting.
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shift (n.1)
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c. 1300, "a movement, a beginning," from shift (v.). This is the word in to make shift "make efforts" (mid-15c.). Sense of "change, alteration" is from 1560s. Sense of "means to an end" is from 1520s; hence "an expedient." Meaning "mechanism for changing gear in a motor vehicle" is recorded from 1914. Typewriter shift key is from 1893; shift-lock is from 1899.
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Meaning "period of working time" (originally in a mine) is attested from 1809, with older sense "relay of horses" (1708); perhaps with sense influenced by a North Sea Germanic cognate word (such as North Frisian skeft "division, stratum," skaft "one of successive parties of workmen"). Similar double senses of "division" and "relay of workers" exist in Swedish skift, German schicht.
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shift (n.2)
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"body garment, underclothing," 1590s, originally used alike of men's and women's pieces, probably from shift (n.1), which was commonly used in reference to a change of clothes. In 17c., it began to be used as a euphemism for smock, and was itself displaced, for similar reasons of delicacy, in 19c. by chemise.
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双语例句：
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1. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
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结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.
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上夜班的矿工应该早就安全地到达井下了。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. Their success does not necessarily reflect a leftward shift in politics.
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他们的成功并不一定表示政治气候转向亲左。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. Tory-bashing or Labour-bashing will not be enough to shift bored, suspicious voters.
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抨击保守党或工党并不足以改变那些心生厌倦、心存怀疑的选民的态度。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
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这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。
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来自柯林斯例句
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更多相关例句：
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The action of the novel shifts from Paris to London.
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小说情节从巴黎移到了伦敦。【牛津词典】
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Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
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莉迪亚在椅子上不安地动来动去。【牛津词典】
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He shifted his gaze from the child to her.
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他把目光从孩子身上移到她身上。【牛津词典】
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Could you help me shift some furniture?
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你能帮我挪几件家具吗？【牛津词典】
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She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
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她把身体的重量从一只脚换到另一只脚上。【牛津词典】
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Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years.
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50年来，公众对婚姻的态度已经改变。【牛津词典】
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The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers.
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力量均势从工人向雇主倾斜。【牛津词典】
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We need to shift the focus of this debate.
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我们需要转换一下辩论的焦点。【牛津词典】
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The new policy shifted the emphasis away from fighting inflation.
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新政策不再把重点放在抑制通货膨胀上。【牛津词典】
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He tried to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his colleagues.
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他自己犯了错误，却试图把责任推给同事。【牛津词典】
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a detergent that shifts even the most stubborn stains
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能去除极顽固的污渍的洗涤剂【牛津词典】
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They cut prices drastically to try and shift stock.
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他们大幅度降价，试图销出存货。【牛津词典】
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to shift into second gear
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换成二挡【牛津词典】
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You're going to have to shift for yourself from now on.
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从今以后，你就得独自谋生了。【牛津词典】
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a dramatic shift in public opinion
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公众舆论的急剧变化【牛津词典】
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a shift of emphasis
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重点的转移【牛津词典】
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to be on the day/night shift at the factory
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在工厂上日班 / 夜班【牛津词典】
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to work an eight-hour shift
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按每班八小时轮班工作【牛津词典】
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working in shifts
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轮班工作【牛津词典】
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shift workers/work
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轮班工作的工人；轮班作业【牛津词典】
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The night shift has/have just come off duty.
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上夜班的刚刚下班。【牛津词典】
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He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand...
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他停了下来，将手杖移到左手。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He shifted from foot to foot...
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他从一只脚换到另一只脚。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years...
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最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The emphasis should be shifted more towards Parliament.
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重点应更多地转向议会。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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It was a vain attempt to shift the responsibility for the murder to somebody else...
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试图将谋杀的罪责转嫁给他人是徒劳的。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Their husbands try to shift the blame by accusing them of having 'suspicious minds'.
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她们的丈夫指责她们“疑心太重”，试图以此来推诿责任。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
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一些供应商赔本销售存货。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
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他父亲是一家炼钢厂的轮班工人。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...workers coming home from the afternoon shift...
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上完下午班回家的工人们【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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an accelerating speeda shift to city centersa new focus on small citiesan ever-increasing demandPeople can live without private cars.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift can be exciting, rather than terrifying.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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He had always had a good memory, but the thrill of young love seems to have shifted a gear in his mind: from now on, he would start recording his whole life in detail.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these—the distribution of family-planning services and the associated shift to smaller families.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did notThe fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Cracker Jacks has been gamifying its snack food by putting a small prize inside for more than 100 years, he adds, and the turn-ofthe- century steel magnate ( ' , 巨头) Charles Schwab is said to have often come into his factory and written the number of tons of steel produced on the past shift on the factory floor, thus motivating the next shift of workers to beat the previous one.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Russians, for example, began to wake up about a half-hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to winter time starting on October 26.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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It would just require a shift in the education world's mindset ( ' , 思维模式 ).【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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The shift to a low-carbon economy will help some firms, hurt others and require every organisation that uses much energy to rethink how it operates.【出自-2013年6月阅读原文】
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Further evidence of McLaughlin's irresponsibility occurred on May 6 when he was returning from his shift.【出自-2013年12月听力原文】
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"As what happened with tobacco, this will require a cultural shift, but that can happen," says Nguyen. "In the same way physicians used to smoke, and then stopped smoking and were able to talk to patients about it,I think physicians can have a bigger voic【2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B】
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As what happened with tobacco, this will require a cultural shift, but that can happen.【2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B】
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Cracker Jacks has been "gamifying" its snack food by putting a small prize inside for more than 100 years, he adds, and the turn-of-the-century steel magnate (巨头 Charles Schwab is said to have often come into his factory and written the number of tons of 【2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B】
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I feel like this is a shift away from a subject matter-based curriculum to a more experiential curriculum or learning.【2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B】
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It would just require a shift in the education world's mindset.【2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B】
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The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be.【2016年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C】
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The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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Last year, the Royal Society in London said in its report that scientists need to shift away from a research culture where data is viewed as a private preserve.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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It reflects a shift of their interest in consumer goods.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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But efforts are in place to expose more black, Hispanic, and low-income students to advanced math, in the hope that the demographic pool of high-level contenders will eventually begin to shift and become less exclusive.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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A shift of emphasis from beauty to utility.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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If private plans demanded similar productivity savings from providers, and refused to let providers shift additional costs to them, the savings could be much larger.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Economists project that most employers would shift money from expensive health benefits into wages.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university--and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Du Bravac works for CTA – which puts on the show each year – and said that this shift to a search for solutions has been noticeable as he researched his predictions for 2016.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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But over the last couple of years, and in this one in particular, we are starting to see companies shift from what is the largest screen size, the smallest form factor or the shiniest object and more into what all of these devices do that is pract】
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