[] a change in position or direction 改变；转移；转变◆the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy 从制造型经济向服务型经济的转变◆There has been a fundamental shift in the way the firm manages its staff. 公司管理员工的方式已发生了根本性转变。◆Management needs to clarify the strategic shift. 管理层必须明确这一策略性转型。⨁a dramatic / fundamental / huge / major / significant shift 令人瞩目的／根本性的／大幅度的／重大的／显着的转变⨁a policy / strategic / structural / technology shift 政策／战略／结构／技术转变⨁a shift away from / from / to / towards sth 从某事移开；转向某事
() [] a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes 轮班；轮班工作时间◆to be on the day/night shift at the factory 在工厂上白／夜班◆The salespeople work eight-hour shifts. 推销员每班八小时轮班工作。◆Experienced staff will be working in shifts to ensure a good service. 有经验的员工将轮班工作以确保优良的服务质量。⨁the day / early / evening / late / night shift 白／早／晚／晚／夜班⨁to be on / do / work a shift 轮班工作⨁to change shifts 换班⨁a shift manager / supervisor / worker 值班经理／主管／工人
() [] the workers who work a particular shift 轮班的员工◆What time does the day shift come on? 上白班的甚麽时候开始工作？◆The night shift has/have just come off duty. 上夜班的刚刚下班。
[, ] ( ˈshift key []) a key on a computer keyboard that allows capital letters or a different set of characters to be keyed （计算机键盘上的）转换键，换挡键
back shift graveyard shift paradigm shift split shift swing shift