1.an event in which something is displaced without rotation
2.a qualitative change
3.the time period during which you are at work
4.the act of changing one thing or position for another;
his switch on abortion cost him the election
5.the act of moving from one place to another;
his constant shifting disrupted the class
6.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
they built it right over a geological fault
7.a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
8.a woman's sleeveless undergarment
9.a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
1.make a shift in or exchange of;
First Joe led; then we switched
2.change place or direction;
Shift one's position
3.move around;
transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
4.move very slightly;
He shifted in his seat
5.move from one setting or context to another;
shift the emphasis
6.change in quality;
His tone shifted
7.move and exchange for another;
shift the date for our class reunion
8.move sideways or in an unsteady way;
The ship careened out of control
9.move abruptly;
The ship suddenly lurched to the left
10. use a shift key on a keyboard;
She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case
11. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change;
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
12. change gears;
you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
13. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;
switch to a different brand of beer
shift,上檔轉(zhuǎn)換鍵,電腦鍵盤上的鍵,左右兩個(gè) ,常用于中英文轉(zhuǎn)換。它作為輔助控制鍵,可以和其它的鍵一起使用。