vt.

1. 转移；移动，搬移
   In August we shifted our furniture to Dublin.

   八月时我们把家具搬到了都柏林。

2. 替换，更换；变动，改变
   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。

3. 推卸，转嫁[（+on to/on）]
   He always tries to shift the blame to someone else.

   他总是试图将过错推卸给别人。

4. 变（速），换（档）
   Should I shift gears before making a turn?

   我拐弯之前该不该换挡？

5. 【语】使音变
6. 摆脱，消除
   No detergent can shift these stains.

   任何去垢剂都不能除掉这些污迹。

vi.

1. 转移；移动
   The boy shifted uncomfortably in his chair.

   这男孩不舒服地在椅子里动来动去。

2. 变换，改变
   He shifted hastily to a new subject.

   他匆忙转换一个新的话题。

3. 设法应付；自己谋生
   The man went abroad, leaving his wife and children to shift for themselves.

   那男人去了海外，留下妻子儿女自谋生计。

4. 变速，换档
   You have to shift as you drive around the corner.

   你拐角时要换挡变速。

5. 推托；欺骗

n.[C]

1. 转换；转移；转变[（+in）]
   A sudden shift in weight caused the boat to turn over.

   重量突然转移使船翻了。

2. 手段，办法；权宜之计[P]
   The lazy man tried every shift to avoid doing his work.

   这懒汉采取各种手段回避工作。

3. 轮班；轮班工作时间
   She works on the night shift.

   她上夜班。

4. 轮班职工[G]
   The night shift are arriving.

   夜班工人正陆续来到。

5. 推托；哄骗
6. （汽车的）变速装置
7. 宽松直筒连衣裙

v.

1. move or change or cause to move or change from one position to another.
   ▸move one's body slightly due to discomfort.
2. change the emphasis, direction, or focus of:
   she's shifting the blame on to me.
3. Brit. informal move quickly.
   ▸ (shift oneself) move or rouse oneself.
   ▸remove (a stain).
   ▸sell (merchandise) quickly or in large quantities.
   ▸eat or drink hastily or in large amounts.
4. chiefly N. Amer. change gear.
5. archaic be evasive.

n.

1. a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.
2. a key used to switch between two sets of characters or functions on a keyboard.
3. N. Amer. a gear lever or gear-changing mechanism.
4. Building  the positioning of successive rows of bricks so that their ends do not coincide.
5. each of two or more periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.
   ▸a group of people who work in this way.
6. a straight dress that hangs from the shoulders and is not fitted at the waist.
   ▸historical a long, loose undergarment.
7. archaic an ingenious or devious device or stratagem.