[] 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／显著的转变⨁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?上白班的什么时候开始工作？◆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