词汇精选：shift的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

移动，转移，转换 [C]

例句：

Many researchers believe that the earth's poles are going to shift in the near future.

许多研究人员认为地球磁极在不久的将来将要转换。

例句：

There's a gradual shift of people from the country to the town.

人们由乡村向市镇的逐渐转移。

变迁，变化，变换，替换，更换，掉换

例句：

The reason for this shift is that the main players in a company continually change.

这种转变的原因在于公司的主要参与者总是在变动。

例句：

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。

轮班 [C]

例句：

He works the night shift today.

他今天上夜班。

例句：

How long is the average work shift?

工作多长时间一轮班？

手段 [C]

例句：

The lazy man tried every shift to avoid doing his work.

这懒汉采取各种手段回避工作。

例句：

He uses some dubious shifts to get money.

他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

（机动车辆的）变速 [C]

例句：

There is something wrong with the gear shift.

变速杆有点问题。

例句：

You may have to continue to hold the shift lever in an "overshift" until the shift is complete.

也许您必须扳动变速杆并一直将其保持在“过变速位置”，直到变速完成。

v.

转移；移动 [I,T]

例句：

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。

例句：

Clearly, it is time to shift our focus.

显然，现在该是转移视线的时候了。

转变，改变 [I,T]

例句：

She had deliberately shifted our relations.

她故意地改变了我们的关系。

例句：

A sunset like this shifted its tints every moment.

像这样的日落时时刻刻在改变着色彩。

转换；替换 [I,T]

例句：

He shifted hastily to a new subject.

他匆忙转换一个新的话题。

例句：

The magnetic North and South poles have shifted before in the course of the planet's history.

在地球的历史进程中地磁北极和磁南极已经转换过。

去除，去掉 [I,T]

例句：

If the stain still doesn't shift, try this.

如果污渍还没有清除掉，试试这个吧。

卖，出售 [T]

例句：

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。

变（速），换（档） [I]

例句：

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。

例句：

You have to shift down to climb steep hills.