shift [ ʃift ]

• n.
  • an event in which something is displaced without rotation

    同义词： displacement

  • a qualitative change

    同义词： transformation transmutation

  • the time period during which you are at work

    同义词： work shift duty period

  • the act of changing one thing or position for another

    同义词： switch switching

  • the act of moving from one place to another

    "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

    同义词： shifting

  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    同义词： fault faulting geological fault fracture break

  • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

    同义词： shift key

  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment

    同义词： chemise shimmy slip teddy

  • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

    同义词： chemise sack

• v.
  • make a shift in or exchange of

    同义词： switch change over

  • change place or direction

    同义词： dislodge reposition

  • move around

    同义词： transfer

  • move very slightly

    "He shifted in his seat"

    同义词： stir budge agitate

  • move from one setting or context to another

    "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"

  • change in quality

    "His tone shifted"

  • move and exchange for another

    "shift the date for our class reunion"

  • move sideways or in an unsteady way

    同义词： careen wobble tilt

  • move abruptly

    同义词： lurch pitch

  • use a shift key on a keyboard

    "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"

  • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

    "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"

  • change gears

    "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

  • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

    同义词： switch change

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