格兰.)法官 4 (in
Canada) an official who .works in a court preparing court cases (加拿大法院准备诉讼案件
的)♦执行员
■sheriff court /lot//! a lower courrin
的)郡法院
Sherlock /'j3:lDk; NAmE '^irlaik/ (also Sherlock Holmes /heumz; NAmE houmz/)
noun {informal, sometimes ironic) a person who tries to
find an explanation for a crime or sth mysterious or who shows that they
understand sth quickly, especially sth that is not obvious福尔摩斯;有侦探式脑的人:Oh, weH done, SherZocfc. !>i’d you _/iigure that
out aZZ by yoursd/?喔,.-千 得好,大侦探。你全是自己推断出来的吗? mim\ From Sherlock Holmes,
a very clever detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in the late
19th and early 2〇th centuries.源自阿瑟•柯南•道尔于19世纪末 20世纪初发表的一系列小说中一位十分机智的侦探夏洛
克•福尔摩斯。
Sherpa /'Jaipa; NAmE 'J3:rp0/ noun a member of a Himalayan people, who often
guide people in the mountains,sometimes carrying their bags, etc:夏尔巴
人(居住在喜马拉雅山脉的一,个部族,常作山中向导或搬
运工等)
sherry /'Jeri/ noun {pi. -ies) t [u, C] a strong yellow or brown wine, originally
from southern
酒 〇_/iine quaiify
sherries 优质雪利酒◊ a sherry glass
(=a type o.f small narrow wine glass)雪利酒杯(;一种细
小玻逄酒杯)2 [C] a glass of sherry —祙雪韌酒: have a sheny.我要一杯雪利酒。
sher-wani /Jai'waini; NAmE J3:f'w-/ noun a knee-length coat with buttons up to the
neck, sometimes worn by men from S Asia (莆亚夷装)高领及膝外套
she*s short form 1 /Jiiz; Jiz/ she is 2 /Ji:z/ she has Shetland pony /Jetland 'pauni; NAmE 'pouni/
noun a
very small, strong horse with a rough coat 设得兰矮种吾 shh = sh
Shia (also Shi^) /'Jia/ noun (pi Shia or Si^ias) 1 [U] one of the two main branches of the
Islamic religion ff 叶派
(伊斯兰教的两大派别之了丨:一compare Sunni(I)
2 [cj ;(also Shi-ite,
ShiMte) a
member of the Shia branch of Islam什叶蒎教徒
shi-atsu /.fi'aetsu:/
noun [U] (from Japanese) = acupressure
shib-bo-leth /'JibaleG/ noun {formal) 1 an
old idea, principle or phrase that is no longer accepted by many people as
important or appropriate to modem life 的观点;#、旧的原则;陈癇滥调2 a custoiil,word, etc. that distinguishes one group of people from
another ^ 群体特有的习惯(或用语等)mmi From a Hebrew word
meaning ‘ear of corn’. In th6 Bible story, Jephthah, the leader of the
Gileadites, was able to use it as a test to tell which were his own men,
because others found the ‘sh’ sound difficult to pronounce.源:自 希伯来语,意为“谷穗”。据《圣经》记载,基列人首领
耶弗他能用这一词语来分辨谁是自己人,因为异族人难以
$准sh音。
shied pt, pp of shy
shield /Jiild/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 a large piece of metal or leather carried
by soldiers in the past to protect the body when fighting 盾(牌)2 = riot shield 3 a person or thing used to protect sb/sth,especially by forming
a barrier 保护人; 保护物;掩护物;屏障:The gunman used the
hostages asa/iumanshieW.無枪歹徒用人质作人体盾牌。◊ Water is
not an effective shield against the sun^ more harm办〖rays.水不能有效E挡i珀中更有害的射线。◊ She hid her true feelings behind a shield of cold
indijfer- ence.她把自己的真实感情掩藏在j-副冷漠的外表后面。
4 a plate or screen that protects a machine
or the person using'it from damage or injury (.保护机器和操 作者的)护罩,防护屏,挡板5 an object in the
shape of a shield, given as a prize in a sjjorts competition, etc. 盾形奖喊一picture n> medal
6 a drawing or model of a shield showing a coat of arms 盾形纹徽;盾形徽章
7 a police officer’s badge *(警秦如)盾形徽♦
1839 shift
■
verfc [VN] 1 〜sb/sth (from sb/sth) to protect sb/sth from danger,
harm or sth unpleasant 保f 某人或某物(免遭
危险、■伤害或不快:):J shfeZded my eyes against the gZare.我挡住眼睛以避开强光? ◊
The ozone Zayer shields the earth 介om the sim’s
u'Ztmvf&Zef rays•臭氧倉保护地球
〜不受太阳紫外线的辖射。APoKce bdieve that
somebody ^5 shfeWing the WHer.警方认为有人把杀人凶手窝藏了起
来'。_ 0_y〇u can’t shield her/rom the truth/orever•你不 可能承远瞒着她,不让她知道事实真相。2 to put a shield
around a piece of machinery, etc. in order to protect the person using it 给…加防一罩
shift /Jift/ verb, noun
-verb
►
MOVE 移动 1 〜(sth) (from •••'). (to …)to move, or move sth,from one position or
place to another 转移;挪动:
[yj
The action of the novel shifts from
ture?你能每我挪几件家真吗? ◊
She shifted her weight 介om one/oot to the
other.如把身体的重量从一只脚换
到另一只脚上。2 丨V,VN]〜(yourself) (8/£,/n/ormfl/) to move quickly g快;接速_动 Km hurry
►
SITUATION/OPINION/tOUCY
情况;意见;政策 3 [V]
~ (from ...) (to/towards/toward ...) (of a
situation, an opinion,a policy etc.情况、意见、政策等)to change from one
state, position, etc. to another 变换;更替;
变动:Public attitudes towards marriage have
shifted over
the past 50 years. * 50年来,公众对婚姻的态金已
经改变。◊ TTie baZance 〇/ power
s/uytecTaway _/irom workers towards employers, 均势从工人向雇主倾斜。
4 [VN] ~ sth
(from ...) (to/towards/toward .^i) to change your opinion of or attitude
towards sth, or change the way that you do sth改变观点(或态度、’做事方式等): We need to sh诉 the/ocus
〇/this
debate•我;(门需要转换一 下辩论,的焦点。々 r/ze
new poiicy shijfited the emphasis away介om fighting in月ation.新政策不苒把重点放茬抑制
通货膨胀上。
►
RESPONSIBILITY 责任 5 [VN]〜responsibility/blame (for
sth) (onto sb) to make sb else responsible for sth you should do or sth bad
that you have done 推卸,嫁 .(.责任■) : He tried
to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his coHeogues.他自,己犯J.错误,却试图把责任推给
同事。
►
REMOVE MARK 去除污迹 6 [VN] to remove sth
such as a dirty mark 去除(、污迹'等)■ H771 get rid of: a deter- gent
that shifts even the most stubborn stains 能去除极顽
固的污渍的洗涤剂
►
S^ELL GOODS■镇售商品 7. [VN] to sell goods,
especially goods that are difficuit to sell 销售,出..寧‘(尤指销路
'好的商_品__)
: They cut prices drasticaHy to try and shi片 stock.他们大幅度降价,试图销出存货。
►
IN VEHICLE 8 [V] (
IT»7i^l
shift your 'ground (usually disapproving) to change your opinion
about a subject, especially during a discussion (尤指讨论时) '改变立场(the) .shifting 'sands (of sth) used to describe a
situation that changes so often that it is difficult to understand or deal with
it 变幻莫测;变化无常 .shift for your-
'self (6r£) to do things without help from other
people 独立去法应付;独立谋生;;自立:Ybu’re going to have
to shi;/i:/or yoursd//rom now
on.从今奴后,你就得独自谋
生了。
mnoun
►
CHANGE 改变 1 [C]
~ (in sth) a change'in position or
direction _变;会移;转换;变换:a dramatic shfjft: in
public opinion 梦▲舆论沾急剧变化◊ a 〇/emphasis 重点的病移一 see also PARADIGM SHIFT
PERIOD
OF WORK 工#时间 2 [C] a period of time
worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes运;.轮班;..轮班工作时间:to be on t/le day/
night sh诉at the/actory在工厂上日班/夜班oto worfc an
eig/it-/iour sh&按每班八小时轮班工作◊ working in
shifts轮班工作◊ worfcers/worfc轮虫工作的工人;