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勤務時間、シフト

決められた勤務時間、またはその時間に働く人々。

やさしい英語で： A period when someone works, or the group of people working during that period.

• My shift starts at six.
• She worked three night shifts this week.
• The next shift arrived early to help us.

類義語： work period

よく使う表現： night shift, day shift, work a shift

変化、移動

位置や方向、考え方が動いたり変わったりすること。

やさしい英語で： A movement or change in position, direction, or way of thinking.

• There was a sudden shift in the wind.
• The election marked a shift in public opinion.
• Small shifts in position can affect the balance.

使い方： shift in something (There has been a shift in public opinion.); shift from A to B (We noticed a shift from cars to public transport.); shift towards something (The report describes a shift towards cleaner energy.)

類義語： change, movement

よく使う表現： major shift, shift in something, shift towards something

シフトキー

大文字や特定の記号を入力するため、押し続けるキー。

やさしい英語で： The keyboard key you hold down to type capital letters or certain symbols.

• Hold shift while typing the letter.
• Press shift and enter together.
• The shift key on my keyboard is broken.

よく使う表現： shift key, hold shift, press shift

シフトレバー

車などの乗り物でギアを切り替えるための操作装置。

やさしい英語で： The control used to change gears in a car or other vehicle.

• The gear shift is beside the driver.
• She learned to drive a car with a stick shift.
• He reached for the shift before climbing the hill.

類義語： gearshift, gear lever

よく使う表現： gear shift, stick shift, automatic shift

守備シフト

野球で、打者が打ちそうな場所に守備の選手を移す配置。

やさしい英語で： A baseball arrangement where fielders move to places where a batter is more likely to hit.

• The team used a shift against that batter.
• Their defensive shift left more space near third base.
• The coach explained why the shift had failed.

類義語： defensive alignment

よく使う表現： infield shift, defensive shift, use a shift

移動する、変わる、移す

動く、または物の位置や方向、注目する対象などを変える。

やさしい英語で： To move, or to change the position, direction, or focus of something.

• The sand shifted under my feet.
• He shifted his attention to the door.
• Our focus has shifted from growth to saving money.

使い方： shift from A to B (The discussion shifted from prices to safety.); shift something to something (She shifted her attention to the next question.)

類義語： move, change

よく使う表現： shift position, shift focus, shift towards something

移す、移動させる

物や人を別の場所に移したり、並べ方を変えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move things or people to a different place or arrange them differently.

• Can you shift this chair?
• We shifted the furniture into the smaller room.
• The company is shifting more workers to its northern office.

使い方： shift something to somewhere (We shifted the boxes to the garage.); shift something from A to B (They shifted staff from the shop to the warehouse.)

類義語： move, transfer, relocate

よく使う表現： shift something, shift something elsewhere

動く、姿勢を変える

動いて、位置や体の姿勢を変える。

やさしい英語で： To move into a different position.

• She shifted in her seat.
• He shifted his weight onto his left foot.
• The baby shifted slightly in her arms.

使い方： shift in something (He shifted in his chair while waiting.)

類義語： move, stir

よく使う表現： shift in something, shift position, shift weight