—see
also swing shift 3 [C+sing./pl.
v.] the workers who work a particular shift gE X ; The
night shift has/have just come off duty. ± $£ $E PH'J W\ TE
►
ON COMPUTER vj >/ fJL 4 [U] the system on a computer keyboard or typewriter that allows capital letters
or a different set of characters to be typed ( if ^f/lft
(
m ) , $M.( it ) : a shift key ft
mm
►
CLOTHING M'Ml 5 [C] a woman’s simple
straight dress It M it if HI 6 [C] a simple straight piece of clothing worn by
women in the past as underwear ( IB
M
shift er /'Jifta(r)/ noun
(especially NAmE) the gearbox of
a vehicle or the set of gears on a bicycle ( ^
lift,
.shifting .cultivation noun [U] (technical
7k ill) 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 ( ^
mmmm > jjgmft, mm
shift-less /'Jiftlas/ adj.
(disapproving) lazy and having no ambition to succeed in life ti 0
Tltt
shifty /'5tR.il adj.
(informal)
seeming to be dishonest; looking guilty about sth MlilBgW; fi
am
furtive : shifty eyes M $1 ?[§ BH i# 0 to
look shifty ► shiftily /-ili/ adv.
shiitake (also shi-take) /JTtaiki; Ji:-/ (also shiitake 'mushroom) noun (from Japanese)
a type of Japanese or Chinese mushroom
Shi ite (also Shi’ite) /'Jiiait/ noun a member of one of
the main branches of Islam (Shia) ( ~ IfclltfJ ) ffPf
—compare
Sunni(2) ► Shi-ite (also Shi’ite) adj. [usually before noun]
shil-ling
/'Jilirj/ noun 1 a British coin in use until
1971, worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillings in one
pound, 1971 12
10 , 20 )
2 the unit of money in
shilly-shally
/’Jili
Jaeli/ verb (shilly-shallies, shillyshallying, shilly-shallied,
shilly-shallied) [V] (informal, disapproving) to take a long
time to do sth, especially to make a decision tyt % ; ^ Em dither : Stop
shilly-shallying and make up your mind.
shim /Jim/ noun (NAmE)
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 ( 7k, ) &TV &
shim mer /'Jima(r)/ verb,
noun
m verb [V] to shine with a soft light that seems
to move slightly % tB m M 1*1 it; P*3 & : The
sea was shimmering in the sunlight. PH o
note at
SHINE
mnoun [U, sing] a shining light that
seems to move slightly |X] ^ ft: a. shimmer of moonlight in the dark
sky
shimmy /'Jimi/ verb (shim-mies, shimmy
ing, shim mied, shimmied) [V + adv./prep.} to dance or move
in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders (
shin
/Jin/
noun, verb
k noun the front part of the
leg below the knee ®® fP — picture o body
uverb ( nn )
(BrE) (NAmE shinny) shin/'shinny up/
down sth (informal) to
climb up or down sth quickly, using your hands and legs tfg: He shinned down
the drainpipe and ran off. ftJ® # 7
o
'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 Jg# HIT! tibia — picture o body
shin-dig
/'Jindig/
noun (informal) a big noisy party
shindy /'Jindi/ noun {pi. shin-dies) (informal) a
noisy argument or disagreement #• Wp ; |if : to kick up a shindy
shine Ow /Jain/ verb, noun
mverb (shone, shone /Jon; US Joun/) HT=IIil In sense 3 shined is
used for the past tense and past participle, fk % 3 shined0 1 [V] to produce
or
reflect light; to be bright The
sun
shone brightly in a cloudless sky.
o 0 The dark polished wood shone like glass.
|Xbto
0 (figurative) Her eyes were shining
with excitement. 0
Excitement was shining in her eyes.
7rQ
2 [VN] to aim or point the light of a lamp, etc. in a particular direction JE ■
• • M ft; ■ • ft S r«3: He
shone
the flashlight around the cellar.
7
M o 0 (figurative) Campaigners are
shining a spotlight on the world’s diminishing natural resources.
g mmm 0
►
(shined, shined) [VN] to polish sth; to
make sth smooth and bright ^ ^ ft ■. He shined shoes and sold
newspapers to make money.
►
[V] to be very good at sth tt} ft; fcB : He
failed to shine academically but he was very good at sports. #,
&.W, To o She has set a shining
example of loyal service over
four decades. HTTIh] , M —see also shiny
ITiTTI see hay, knight n., rise
v. .shine
through (sth) (of a quality ^#qqJ^:)
to be easy to see or notice KM Hi M4: Her old professional
skills shone through.
mnoun [sing.] the bright
quality that sth has when light is reflected on it Jt-a; ftW ■
a. shampoo that gives your hair body and shine ^ # |g ^®
IWBI take a 'shine to
sb/sth (informal) to begin to like sb
very much as soon as you see or meet them —01 It #±; —*JAl'W take the 'shine off sth (informal) to make sth seem much less good than it did at first —
more at rain n.
shinier /'Jaina(r)/ noun (informal) an area of dark skin
that can form around sb’s eye when they receive a blow to it () mnm son black eye
shin-gle /'Jirjgl/ noun 1 [U] a mass of small
smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river (
W ) fPT'yt: a shingle beach WlS'M'M 2 [C, U] a small
flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building if 7k IT MM® 3 [C] (NAmE) a
board
with a sign on it, in front of a doctor’s or lawyer’s
office ( He hung out his own
shingle (= started a business as
a doctor or lawyer), ftfe
mmmkjo
shin
gled /'Jingld/
adj. (of a roof, building, etc. H^^#) covered with shingles M/kE^i
shin gles /'Jiijglz/ noun [U] a disease that affects the nerves and
produces a band of painful spots on the skin
shin gly /‘Jirjgli/ adj. (of a beach M p$) covered in shingle
'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 ff)g,
)
shinny /'Jini/ verb, noun
mverb (shin nies, shinnying, shin-nied, shin nied) (NAmE)
= SHIN
m noun (also shinny hockey) [U] an informal form
of ice hockey, played especially
by children fj'fkftki: ®
isfh cmi imm t
'shin splints noun [pi.] sharp pain in
the front parts of the lower legs caused by too much exercise, especially on a
hard surface K^
)
Shinto /‘Jmtau; NAmE -tou/ (also Shin-to-ism /'Jintau- izam; NAmE -tou-/)
noun [U]
a Japanese religion whose practices include the worship of ancestors and a belief in nature
spirits ( 0 7k ) }$lf