shift

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شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun change ADJ. distinct, dramatic, fundamental, major, marked, profound, pronounced, radical, significant, substantial | discernible | slight, subtle | gradual | abrupt, sudden | decisive, irreversible, long-term | climate, cultural, demographic, ideological, policy, population VERB + SHIFT be, represent These proposals represent a dramatic shift in policy. | bring about, cause, lead to, produce, result in | mark, see The moment marked a significant shift in attitudes to the war. | detect I detected a subtle shift towards our point of view. | explain one factor which may explain the president's policy shift SHIFT + VERB occur, take place These climate shifts occurred over less than a decade. PREP. ~ between the many shifts between verse and prose that occur in Shakespeare | ~ (away) from the shift away from direct taxation | ~ in a shift in public opinion | ~ to a sudden shift to the right in British politics | ~ towards a shift towards part-time farming division of the working day ADJ. double, long, split I agreed to work double shifts for a few weeks. | day, early, late, night | eight-hour, ten-hour, etc. | afternoon, evening, morning, weekend VERB + SHIFT be/come/go on, do, work (in) ~s I'm doing the early shift this week. I didn't realize that I'd have to work shifts. The clinic is staffed by ten doctors who work in shifts. | change (your) ~s It was 8.00 a.m. and the nurses were changing shifts. My husband has changed his shifts, from the afternoon shift to the night one. | be/go/come off SHIFT + NOUN work | supervisor, manager, worker | pattern, system They'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight. PREP. on a/the ~ a decision for the chief nurse on each shift,   verb move ADV. slightly Julie shifted her position slightly and smiled. | impatiently, restlessly, uncomfortably, uneasily She shifted uncomfortably in her chair. | away PREP. from She shifted her gaze away from the group of tourists. | onto He shifted his weight onto his left foot. | to Her eyes shifted to his face. PHRASES shift from foot to foot change ADV. dramatically, markedly The emphasis has shifted markedly in recent years. | slightly | effectively | simply We cannot simply shift the responsibility onto someone else. | gradually, slowly | rapidly | suddenly | constantly, continually constantly shifting alliances VERB + SHIFT attempt to, try to trying to shift the blame onto the government | tend to | begin to PREP. (away) from I felt the advantage had suddenly shifted away from us. | onto, to His sympathies rapidly shifted to the side of the workers. | towards These changes will shift the balance in higher education more towards science subjects.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun crew: He worked the night shift. verb changed: The blame was shifted to her.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: shift ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shift a big/major shift • There has recently been a big shift in the way people are accessing information. a significant/marked shift (= big and noticeable ) • There has been a significant shift in government policy on education. a fundamental shift (= a complete change ) • A fundamental shift in attitudes was underway. a sudden shift • She immediately picked up his sudden shifts of mood. a dramatic shift (= a big and sudden change ) • Increased spending on the armed forces marks a dramatic shift in priorities. a small/slight shift • There has been only a slight shift in income distribution. a gradual shift • There has been a gradual shift in people’s attitudes towards cars. a subtle shift (= a change which is small and not easy to notice ) • Recently there has been a subtle shift in public opinion about the environment. a policy shift • The policy shift was triggered by a sharp increase in violent crime. a cultural shift • We all know there were cultural shifts in the 1960s that significantly changed our society. verbs mark/represent a shift • The idea represents a dramatic shift in health care policy. cause/bring about a shift • The affair has brought about a shift in the government’s attitude towards immigration. shift 2 verbs work a shift • They work quite long shifts. do a shift • I did a 12-hour shift yesterday. work in shifts • We had to work in shifts – four hours on and four off. be on shift (= be working a shift ) • He hardly sees the kids when he’s on shift. be on the late/early/night etc shift (= be working a particular shift ) • She’s on the late shift. be on day/night shifts (= be working a series of day or night shifts ) • He’s on night shifts all next week. a night shift • She found it hard to stay awake during her night shifts at the factory. a day shift • He’s going to be on day shifts for five days. a morning/afternoon/evening shift • All the machines are cleaned at the end of every afternoon shift. an early/late shift • Nobody wants to do the late shift. a 12-hour/16-hour etc shift • We used to work eight-hour shifts. the graveyard shift informal (= a shift that begins late at night or very early in the morning ) • He chose to work the graveyard shift because the pay was slightly better. a double shift (= when someone works two shifts one after the other ) • He is only halfway through a 20-hour double shift. shift + NOUN shift work/working (= working shifts ) • Does the job involve shift work? a shift worker • The meetings are at different times so that shift workers have an opportunity to attend. a shift system (= a system in which people work shifts ) • A shift system was introduced in the department last year.

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