常見用法

　　用作動詞

　　The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner.

　　我們每次轉(zhuǎn)彎，汽車行李箱里的工具就來回動。

　　The Left is shifting their ground.

　　左派正在改變立常

　　You have to shift as you drive around the corner.

　　你拐角時要換擋變速。

　　用作名詞

　　They were taking turns to be on the night shift.

　　他們輪流做夜班。

　　This accident caused a dramatic shift in public opinion.

　　這個意外引起了公眾輿論的急劇變化。

　　The 21st century has been seeing a gradual shift of people from the country to the town.

　　21世紀,人口開始漸漸由鄉(xiāng)村向市鎮(zhèn)轉(zhuǎn)移。

　　As a temporary shift, he covered up the leak with a plastic bag.

　　作為權(quán)宜之計，他用塑料袋把漏洞給包上了。