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轮班作业see also swing shift 3 [C+sing./p.l. v.] the workers who work a particular shift 轮班职工:The night has//iave just .come duty.上夜班的刚刚

下班。

                ON COMPUTER 汁烊4 [U] the system on a computer keyboard or typewriter that allows capital letters or a different set of characters to be typed (计算机键盘或

打字机上的)转换(键,换档(键):a fcey转 换键

                CLOTHING 服装 5 [C] a woman’s simple straight dress 直筒式连表裙 6 [C] a simple straight piece of clothing worn by women in the past as underwear^ C ■旧时与女穿

的)直筒式内衣

shift-er /'Xrfta(r)/ noun (especially NAm^} the gearbox of a vehicle or the set of gears on a bicycle (汽车的)变 速箱,齿轮箱;(自行车的)传动装置 • shifting •cultivation now/? [u] (tec/jm’cfl/ 术语a way of farming in some tropical countries in which farmers use an area of land until it cannot be used for growing plants any more, then move to a new area of land (某 g热带国家的)迁徙耕作,迁移农业,游耕 shift-less /'Jiftlas/ adj. {disapproving) lazy and having no ambition to succeed in life痠志气沾;禾思上进的;混曰 弋的

shifty /'Jrfti/ adj. (informal) seeming to be dishonest; looking guilty about sth看着不可靠的;贼眉鼠眼的;显 得心里有鬼的HT1 FURTIVE: shi/ity eyes贼溜溜的眼睛 to ioofc shy 显得贼头贼脑的► shiftily /‘ili/ Wv. shii.take (also sfii.take) /JVta:ki; Ji:-/ (also ,shiitake 'mushroom) noun (from Japanese) a type of Japanese or Chinese mushroom 香薙;香葷 Shi-ite (also ShiMte) /'Jiiait/ noun a member of one of the main branches of Islam (Shia)(伊斯兰教的 T什叶 派教徒compare Sunni(2) Shi.ite (also. Shi’ite). 0[usually before noun]

shil-ling     noun 1 a British coin in use until 1971,

worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillings in one pound.先令(英国1971年以前货币单位,一先令值12 旧便士20 先令,一琴2 the unit of money .in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania.and Somalia 先令(肯尼兔、 乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位) shilly-shally /'Jili Jaeli/ verb (stiilly-sHallies, shilly­shallying shilly-shallied, shilly-shallied) [V] (informal, disapproving) to take a long time to do sth, especially to make a decision 犹豫;跨躇 dither Stop

shfHy-shaHying and mafce up your mind 别犹豫了,拿±

彎巴。

shim /Jim/ noun (NAm^) a thin piece of wood, rubber, metal, etc. which is thicker at one end than the other, that you use to fill a space between two things that do not fit well together (木、橡胶、金属等)楔子,垫

片,填隙片

shim*mer/,J'im8(r)/ verb, noun

m verb [V] to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly发出微弱的闪光;闪炼:77ie sea w5 shim­mering in the suniig/it. 光下海水波光闪烁。 note at

SHINE

»noun [U, sing.] a shining light that seems to move slightly 闪烁的光a shimmer / moonZight in the darfc sp黑暗的夜空中忽明忽暗的月光shimmy/'Jimi/ verb (shim-mies, shimmy ing, shim mied, ,shim-mied) [V +adv./prep.] to dance or move in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders (抖动着 _和臀部跳希米舞;i-T扭一摆地走 shin /Jm/ noun, verb

a noun the front part of the leg below the knee ®;胚部 —picture o body

verb (-nn-) (6r£) (NAmE shinny) BUgQ shin/'shinny up/ down sth (informal) to climb up or down sth quickly, using your hands and legs 爬:He shinned down the dm/npipe and ran 0#他顺着_水管爬下去跑了。

'shin bone noun the front and larger bone of the two bones in the lower part of the leg between the knee and the ankle 腔骨 tibia — picture o body shin-dig /'Jindig/ notm (/n/orma/) a big noisy.party 盛大 而喧闹的聚会;盛大舞会

shindy /^indi/ noun (pi. shin-dies) {informal) a noisy argument or disagreement 争吵;吵闹:to kick up a sWmiy吵起来

shine Ch»7Xam/ verb, noun

mverb (shone, shone /jDn; US Joun/) "ld_J In sense 3 shined is used for the past tense and past participle.作 第3义时过去式和过去分词用shined1 [V] to produce .or reflect light; to be bright 发光;反光;照耀TTie sun shone brightly m a cioudess s/cy•太阳在无云的天空中明 亮地照耀着◊ The darfc pofe/ieci wood s/ione hTce gass. 抛光后的滦色木料像玻璃一样熠熠闪光◊ (^wraf/Ve) Her eyes were shining with exdtement.她兴奋得两眼放光◊ Excitement was shZning in her eyes.她眼里闪着兴奋的光 7’:2 [VN] to aim or point the light of a lamp, etc. in a particular direction照向;使光投向He shone around the ceHar•他用幸电地窖各处照 了照。0 (figurative). Campaigners are shining a spotlight on the worlcfs diminishing natural resources.

运动的人要使公众注意到世界上的自然资源日益减少。

                (shined, shined) [VN] to polish sth; to make sth smooth and bright 擦亮;擦光He shined shoes cmd soW newspapers to mafce money他靠擦鞋、卖报挣钱。

                [V] to be very good at sth 出色dij 美拔#: He failed to shine academically but he was very good at sports, fife 学业不怎么样,但体育棒极了。◊ She-has set a shining ernmpte / ZoyaZ service over/our decades四十年间,她 亍一个忠诚服务的光辉榜样。一see also shiny ITITOl see hay, knight n., rise v. linTifU shine ’through (sth) (of a quality 秦种品质to be easy to see or notice ▲现由来;很明 M: Her old professional skills shone through.她在行的专业技巧顿时显现无遗。

mnoun [sing.] the bright quality that sth has when light is reflected on it 光亮;免泽:a shampoo that gives your hair body a/id shine —种能使头发浓密发亮的洗发剂 I!»TO1 take a 'shine to sb/sth (informal) to begin to like sb very much as soon as you see or meet them —眼就 看上;一见钟情 take the 'shine off sth (/>?/or/77flh to make sth seem much less good than it did at first ^ • 黯然失色more at rain n.

shiner /'J'ama(r)/ {informal) an area of dark skin that can form around sb*s eye when they receive a blow to it (被打成的)青肿眼眶Han BLACK EYE shin-gle /'Jiqgl/ noun 1 [U] a mass of small smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river (海滨或河边 的)卵石滩a  beach 卵石海滩 2 [C, uj a small

flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building 墙面板;木瓦;屋顶板 3 [C] (AMmf) a board with a sign on it, in front of a doctor’s or lawyer’s office (诊所或律师事為所挂的)招牌He hung out his own shingle (= started a business as a doctor or lawyer), 独自挂牌开业了。

shitvgied /Tmgld/ <3of a roofbuilding, etc.房顶、 建筑物等)covered with shingles盖木..瓦的 shin-gles /'Jigglz/ noun [U] a disease that affects the nerves and produces a band of painful spots on the skin带状疱疹

shin.gly /’Jmgli/ (of a ■ beach 海滩covered in shingle遍希卵石的

'shin guard (BrE also 'shin pad) noun a piece of thick material that is used to protect the lower front part of the leg when playing sports护胫,护腿板(体育运动 $戴)

shinny /'Xmi/ verb, noun

a verb (shin nies, shinny ing, shin-nied, shin-nied) [NAmE] =SHIN

mnoun (also shinny hockey) [U] an informal form of ice hockey, played especially by children 简化冰上曲棍球

$(^指儿童玩的):

'shin splints noun [pi.] sharp pain in the front parts of the lower legs caused by too much exercise, especially on a hard surface外胫夹因运动过量弓i起的胫

疼痛)

Shinta /'Xmtau; NAmE -tou/ {also Shin-to-ism /'Jintau- izam; NAmE -tou-/) III] a Japanese religion whose practices include the worship of ancestors and a belief in nature spirits (日本神道教