- no obj., with adverbial walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground拖着脚走:
I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope
我系上滑雪板, 拖着脚走到陡峭的山坡边
as adj. shuffling she heard Gran's shuffling steps.她听见奶奶拖着脚的走路声。
- shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment(尤指因厌倦、紧张或尴尬而)改变坐立位置; 坐立不安:
Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair
克里斯廷在椅子上不安地变换着坐姿
with obj. Ben shuffled his feet in the awkward silence.本在尴尬的沉默之中不断挪动着双脚。
- with obj. rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly洗(牌)。
- move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order调动; 弄混; 改组。
- no obj.
shuffle through
sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly匆忙地整理(或浏览): he shuffled through the papers on his desk.
他匆忙整理了桌上的文件。
- with obj.
shuffle something into
put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way笨拙地穿上: shuffling her feet into a pair of shoes, she tiptoed out of the room.
她笨拙地穿上鞋子, 踮着脚走出房间。
shuffle something off
get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation逃避责任(或义务):some hospitals can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities.
一些医院可能声称没有合适的设备而逃避责任。
- no obj. archaic behave in a shifty or evasive manner〈古〉躲闪; 支吾; 搪塞:
Mr Milles did not frankly own it, but seem'd to shuffle about it.
米尔斯先生不是坦率承认这件事, 而似乎在搪塞。
- no obj.
shuffle out of
archaic get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhand or evasive manner〈古〉狡猾地摆脱(困境): he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence.
通过含糊指控有人对他施加了不正当压力, 他狡猾地摆脱了其后果。
- in sing. a shuffling movement, walk, or sound曳行; 曳步; 曳步声:
there was a shuffle of approaching feet.
曳步声越来越近了。
- a quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing(舞蹈中)曳步动作。
- a dance performed with such steps曳步舞。
- a piece of music for or in the style of such a dance曳步舞曲。
- a rhythmic motif based on such a dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating crotchets and quavers in a triplet pattern慢切分节奏, 曳步舞拍。
- an act of shuffling a pack of cards洗牌。
- a change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle搅乱; 改组:
the Prime Minister may have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring.
春季首相也许得考虑内阁改组。
- a facility on a CD player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order(CD机上)非顺序自由播放装置:
as modifier a shuffle facility非顺序自由播放装置。
- archaic a piece of equivocation or subterfuge〈古〉支吾; 含糊其辞; 托辞。
be(或get)lost in the shuffle
- N. Amer. informal be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation〈北美, 非正式〉在混乱中被忽略(或遗漏)。
shuffle off this mortal coil
- 见COIL2.