"shift" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

shift verbo

shift + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 74
shift gears • shift one's focus • shift one's weight • shift one's position • shift one's attention • shift one's feet • shift responsibility • ...
verbo + shift
Kolokacji: 14
begin to shift • try to shift • begin shifting • keep shifting • seem to shift • ...
shift + preposición
Kolokacji: 49
shift from • shift into • shift toward • shift towards • shift onto • ...
shift + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 101
shift uncomfortably • shift uneasily • shift slightly • gradually shift • quickly shift • suddenly shift • later shift • constantly shift • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 24
(3) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) later, accordingly
Kolokacji: 2
(7) forth, forward, backward
Kolokacji: 3
(8) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(10) away, aside
Kolokacji: 2
(11) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(12) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(13) significantly, fundamentally
Kolokacji: 2
(15) northward, northwards
Kolokacji: 2
(16) clearly, decisively
Kolokacji: 2
(17) temporarily, permanently
Kolokacji: 2
(19) close, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
(20) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2
(21) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(22) gently, quietly, heavily
Kolokacji: 3
1. gently shift = łagodnie zmiana gently shift
2. quietly shift = cicho zmiana quietly shift
3. shift heavily = przesuń ciężko shift heavily
  • The weight pressing down on my chest shifted heavily and slid sideways.
  • He shifted heavily in his chair.
  • Maurice shifted heavily in his chair, making the joints creak.
  • But over the months, the balance shifted heavily in favor of the government.
  • The egg shifted heavily in his ruck-sack, almost causing him to fall.
  • After his visit Chinese industry shifted heavily to encourage and support foreign trade & investment.
  • Laras' eyes dropped, and she shifted heavily from foot to foot.
  • Something rustled in the room, shifting heavily.
  • He shifted heavily, still unused to the feel of the bulk of muscle, but eager to use it.
  • The Madrassi doctor shifted heavily in his wicker chair.
(23) downward, upward
Kolokacji: 2
(24) unpredictably, erratically
Kolokacji: 2

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