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| 1 | I/T if an idea , attitude , or plan shifts or someone shifts it , it changes 转变；改变 |
| Public opinion had shifted sharply to the left following the war. 公众舆论在战争结束后突然转向了左倾。 |
| shift your ground Most newspapers have shifted their ground considerably on this issue. 大多数报纸在这件事情上的立场已经有了很大的改变。 |
| shift attention/focus/emphasis The government has shifted its attention away from the fight against crime. 政府将其注意力从打击犯罪上转移到了别处。 |
| Britain’ s focus is shifting back towards its old partners in Europe. 英国的重点正重新转向它在欧洲的老搭档。 |
| | 1a | to change from one gear to another when you are driving a car 换挡 | | She shifted smoothly into third gear as we went into the bend. 我们进入弯道时，她平稳地把车换到了3挡。 | |
| | 1b | to make someone or something else responsible for something , especially when this is unfair 推卸；推诿 | | shift blame/responsibility They want to shift the blame for rising unemployment onto the recession. 他们想把失业增加的责任推卸到经济萧条上。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to move your body or a part of your body slightly , for example because you are bored 挪动（身体） |
| The children are shifting uncomfortably in their seats. 孩子们在座位上不自在地挪来挪去。 |
| shift your weight Martha shifted her weight from foot to foot. 玛莎的身体重心在两只脚之间换来换去。 |
| | 2a | T to move an object from one place to another 移动；搬动 | | We’ ll need to shift this table over to the wall. 我们需要把这张桌子挪到靠墙的地方。 | |
| | 2b | I/T if things such as land or buildings shift , or something shifts them , they move slightly （陆地或建筑物等）稍稍移位 | | The wall is shifting a couple of inches every year. 这面墙正在以每年几英寸的速度发生移位。 | |
| | 2c | I/T to move your eyes in order to look at something else （使）（视线）转移 | | shift your eyes/gaze She stared at him, then shifted her gaze to the suitcase on the bed. 她凝视着他，然后又把视线转向床上的手提箱。 | |
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| 3 | T BRITISH informal to get rid of something 摆脱；消除 |
| None of the medicines I’ ve taken have shifted this cold. 我吃的那些药没有一种治好过我的感冒。 |
| There’ s still a stain on the carpet that I can’ t shift. 地毯上还有一处污迹我没法弄干净。 |
| | 3a | to sell something 出售 | | The supermarkets shift more wine in a weekend than we do all year. 超市一个周末售出的酒比我们全年的销量还要多。 | |
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| 4 | I to press the shift key on a computer keyboard 按（计算机键盘上的）Shift键；按大小写转换键 |
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| - | shift gears AMERICAN
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| to stop thinking or talking about one subject and start thinking or talking about something else |
| 转移思维；改变话题 |
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