shift

英 [ʃɪft] 美[ʃɪft]

(Brit. informal)hurry up

(英，非正式)加快；赶紧

it's quite a drive to London, so we should really get a shift on.
到伦敦去车程不算近，所以我们真该加快了。

do what one wants to do in spite of not having ideal conditions

尽力做到；将就；凑合

manage as best one can without help

自力更生；单独应付

say or write something that contradicts something one has previously written or said

改变立场，改变主张

something that is constantly changing, especially unpredictably

（尤指没有预料的）不断变化

whether something is accepted depends upon &B{the shifting sands of} taste.
某样东西是否会被接受，取决于不断变化的口味。

1. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.: 结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。

2. The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.: 上夜班的矿工应该早就安全地到达井下了。

3. Their success does not necessarily reflect a leftward shift in politics.: 他们的成功并不一定表示政治气候转向亲左。

4. Tory-bashing or Labour-bashing will not be enough to shift bored, suspicious voters.: 抨击保守党或工党并不足以改变那些心生厌倦、心存怀疑的选民的态度。

5. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.: 这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。