shift

move, shift, transfer, remove

这些动词均可表示“从一处移往另一处”之意。
move: 普通用词，指从一处到另一处的任何距离的转移。
shift: 侧重位置与方向的改变。
transfer: 一般表示转送、移交或迁移，尤指交通运输中的换乘或职务的调动等。
remove: 作“移动”解时，与move可换用，还可指撤职或开除学藉等。

名词 shift:

1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
   同义词：displacement
2. a qualitative change
   同义词：transformation, transmutation
3. the time period during which you are at work
   同义词：work shift, duty period
4. the act of changing one thing or position for another
   同义词：switch, switching
5. the act of moving from one place to another
   同义词：shifting
6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   同义词：fault, faulting, geological fault, fracture, break
7. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
8. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
   同义词：shift key
9. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
   同义词：chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
10. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
    同义词：chemise, sack

动词 shift:

1. make a shift in or exchange of
   同义词：switch, change over
2. change place or direction
   同义词：dislodge, reposition
3. move around
   同义词：transfer
4. move very slightly
   同义词：stir, budge, agitate
5. move from one setting or context to another
6. change in quality
7. move and exchange for another
8. move sideways or in an unsteady way
   同义词：careen, wobble, tilt
9. move abruptly
   同义词：lurch, pitch
10. use a shift key on a keyboard
11. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
12. change gears
13. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
    同义词：switch, change

1. The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner.
   我们每次转弯，汽车行李箱里的工具就来回动。
2. The Left is shifting its ground.
   左派正在改变立场。
3. His eyes shifted to the telephone.
   他的眼光转向了电话机。
4. A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.
   风向的突然转变预示着暴风雨即将来临。