shift

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Pronunciation

/ʃɪft/(SHIFT)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

转变；变化；班次（立场、方向或状态的改变）

Definition

A slight change in position, direction, or tendency; a period of work in a rotating schedule.

Word family

  • shift/ʃɪft/(v)转变；移动
  • shifting/ˈʃɪftɪŋ/(adj)不断变化的

Collocations

  • paradigm shift
  • cultural shift
  • significant shift
  • shift in opinion
  • night shift
  • power shift

Examples

  1. 1.There has been a significant shift in consumer attitudes towards sustainability over the past decade.
  2. 2.A paradigm shift in how we think about work may be required to fully embrace the potential of distributed teams.

Synonyms

  • change/tʃeɪndʒ/— becoming different
  • transition/trænˈzɪʃən/— a process of change
  • move/muːv/— a change in position

Etymology

from Old English "sciftan" (to arrange, divide)