vt.

1. 轉移；移動，搬移
   In August we shifted our furniture to Dublin.

   八月時我們把傢俱搬到了都柏林。

2. 替換，更換；變動，改變
   A sunset like this shifted its tints every moment.

   像這樣的日落時時刻刻在改變著色彩。

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

   他總是試圖將過錯推卸給別人。

4. 變（速），換（檔）
   Should I shift gears before making a turn?

   我拐彎之前該不該換擋？

5. 【文】使音變
6. 擺脫，消除
   No detergent can shift these stains.

   任何清潔劑都不能除掉這些汙跡。

vi.

1. 轉移；移動
   The boy shifted uncomfortably in his chair.

   這男孩不舒服地在椅子裡動來動去。

2. 變換，改變
   He shifted hastily to a new subject.

   他匆忙轉換一個新的話題。

3. 設法應付；自己謀生
   The man went abroad, leaving his wife and children to shift for themselves.

   那男人去了海外，留下妻子兒女自謀生計。

4. 變速，換檔
   You have to shift as you drive around the corner.

   你拐角時要換擋變速。

5. 推託；欺騙

n.[C]

1. 轉換；轉移；轉變[（+in）]
   A sudden shift in weight caused the boat to turn over.

   重量突然轉移使船翻了。

2. 手段，辦法；權宜之計[P]
   The lazy man tried every shift to avoid doing his work.

   這懶漢採取各種手段迴避工作。

3. 輪班；輪班工作時間
   She works on the night shift.

   她上夜班。

4. 輪班職工[G]
   The night shift are arriving.

   夜班工人正陸續來到。

5. 推託；哄騙
6. （汽車的）變速裝置
7. 寬鬆直筒連衣裙

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.