1. vt. & vi.移动　 change in position or direction; move from place to place
2. vt. & vi.去掉　 get rid of or remove
3. vt. & vi.快速行进　 move very fast

　～ a blame　诿过
　～ a burden　卸负担
　～ responsibility　推卸责任
　～ scenery　换布景
　～ impatiently　焦急地走来走去
　～ momentarily　立刻转移
　～ nervously　焦急地移动
　～ restlessly　不停地移动
　～ uneasily　不易移动
　～ about〔round〕　到处移动〔流动〕，移居各地
　～ the bookshelf about　把书架掉个向
　～ the furniture about　移动家具
　～ away　移走
　～ off　卸掉，回避，走开
　～ off an argument　回避论点
　～ off a responsibility　推卸责任
　～ the piano up to room　把钢琴搬到房间里
　～ for a living　设法谋生
　～ for oneself　自力更生
　～... from... to　把…从…移动〔搬到…〕
　～ from the defensive to the offensive　由防御转入进攻
　～ from the first gear to the second gear　从第一排档转到第二排档
　～ from Vienna to Berlin　从维也纳转移到柏林
　～ into　转移进…
　～ into neutral　转为中立
　～ dust off the street　把尘土从街上冲走
　～ all the blame onto others　把一切责任推给别人
　～ sth out of the way　把某物从路上清除掉
　～ the rubbish out of the way　把垃圾从路上清除掉
　～ to the north　转向北面
　～ to a place　（人）调到某地，（物）搬到某处

　If the stain still doesn't shift, try this.　如果污渍还没有清除掉，试试这个吧。
　Someone has shifted my bicycle and I can't find it.　有人挪动了我的自行车，我找不到了。
　Lend me a hand to shift this box, will you?　来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬一搬，好吗?
　A sunset like this shifted its tints every moment.　这样的斜阳余晖变化不定。
　The thieves couldn't shift any of those stolen colour televisions.　这伙盗贼无法把任何一部偷来的彩色电视机脱手。
　These tree belts protected 500,000 acres of farmland against shifting sand.　这些防护林带保护了50万英亩农田不受流沙侵袭。

 ♣ shift about　(v.+adv.)
　四处飘荡　move about
　They shift about for several years.　他们在各处漂荡了好几年。
 ♣ shift away　(v.+adv.)
　搬走；吹散　move off; drive sth away
　They have shifted away from this area.　他们已经从这里搬走了。
　The wind shifted and blew the mist away.　风向改了，吹散了雾。
 ♣ shift down　(v.+adv.)
　换慢挡　change lower gear
　You have to shift down when you climb up steep hills.　开车爬陡峭的山坡时，你得换慢挡。
 ♣ shift for oneself　(v.+prep.+pron.)
　〈非正〉独立谋生　 take he responsibility for one's own life
　When their father died the children had to shift for themselves.　父亲死后孩子们得自谋生路了。
　You'll have to shift for yourself without help from me if you're determined to take that job.　你决心接受那项工作，那就得在没有我帮助的情况下独立谋生。
 ♣ shift from　(v.+prep.)
　（将）从…去掉〔移开〕　(cause to) move from (somewhere)
　He shifted the case from one hand to the other.　他把手提箱从一只手移到另一只手。
　The centre of the U.S. economy shifted from the agrarian areas to the industrial centres in the north.　美国的经济重心由农村转到北方的工业中心。
　The recent hijacking has shifted attention from internal problems.　最近发生的劫机事件转移了人们对国内问题的注意力。
 ♣ shift off¹　(v.+adv.)
　推卸；逃避　shirk (responsibility)
　They deliberately shifted off the argument.　他们故意回避这个论点。
 ♣ shift off²　(v.+prep.)
　（将…)从…移走　cause to move away
　The rain shifted dust off the street.　雨把街上的尘土冲走了。
 ♣ shift onto　(v.+prep.)
　（将…)移到…　move sth to be carried by sth
　They tried to shift the burden of the crisis onto the working people.　他们想法把危机造成的负担转嫁到劳动人民身上去。
　Shifting the load onto my other arm from time to time helped me to carry it.　我不时用双手交替着提那重物，这样省些劲。
 ♣ shift the blame〔responsibility〕 on〔onto〕　(v.+n.+prep.)
　〈非正〉把责任推卸给或转嫁给（某人）　 make sb take the responsibility for sth
　Don't try to shift the blame onto somebody else.　不要把罪责都推到别人身上。
　What really sticks in my craw is that he should try to shift the blame onto others.　实在令人气愤的是，他竟然把责任往别人身上推。
　Much of the responsibility for the disaster was shifted onto John, and this was quite undeserved.　把这场灾难的大部分责任推到约翰身上，这太不公平了。
 ♣ shift to　(v.+prep.)
　（使）移向；（使）转向…　(cause to) move or change direction to sth
　He shifted his luggage up to his flat.　他把行李搬到楼上住所里去。
　When the wind shifted from south to north it began to get cold.　当风向由南转北时，天变冷了。

 ♣ shift, move, remove, transfer
　参见move条。

1. C 转换，转变　change of place, nature, form, etc.
2. C 轮〔换〕班　period of time worked by a group of workers which starts as another group finished
3. S 轮班工人　a group of workers which takes turns with one or more other groups
4. C 计谋，手段　trick or scheme for achieving sth or avoiding sth
5. C 切换键　mechanism on a type, etc. that allows capitals to be typed

　bring about〔produce〕 a ～　产生变化
　change ～s for duty　换班
　go off〔on〕 ～　下〔上〕班
　make a ～ with　设法做
　resort to a ～　采取手段
　try every ～　尽一切办法
　double ～　两班工作
　functional ～　功能转换
　alternating ～　轮班
　eight-hour ～　八小时一班工作制
　every ～　一切办法
　day〔night〕 ～　白〔夜〕班
　split ～　间隔班
　vowel ～　元音的音变
　three ～s　三班工作
　by ～s　轮班
　in alternating ～　轮班地，交换地
　on the ～　上班
　a ～ in emphasis　重点的转移
　a ～ in〔of〕 wind　风向的转变
　a ～ of clothes　换衣服
　a ～ of crops　庄稼的轮作

　A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.　风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。
　He works the night shift today.　他今天上夜班。
　The day shift arrives〔arrive〕 at eight o'clock.　白班工人八点钟来换班。
　He uses some dubious shifts to get money.　他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
　Press "Shift" and type "C".　按切换键然后打大写字母C.

 ♣ make shift
　勉强使用，将就　use what can be found because one lack anything better
　We had no chairs so we had to make shift with old boxes.　我们没有椅子，所以将就使用旧箱子当椅子。

 ♣ 下面两个句子意思相同：
　

　［同义词］ v. change, move, transfer, switch n. alternation, change, tour of duty
　［词源］古英语sciftan（转移，换班）