shifting
n. 移位; 转移,偏移; 狡猾
v. 改变(shift的现在分词)
adj. 移动的; 多变的; 狡诈的
Shifting is used to describe something which is made up of parts that are continuously moving and changing position in relation to other parts.
...the shifting sand beneath their feet...
他们脚下的流沙
The Croatian town of Ilok is a classic case of shifting populations.
伊洛卡的克罗地亚小镇就是人口不停流动的典型例子。
1. the act of moving from one place to another;
1. continuously moving or changing from position or direction;
2. continuously varying;
3. (of soil) unstable;
He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.
他一直是她曲折坎坷的生活中的主心骨。
He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand.
他停了下来,将手杖移到左手。
These tree belts effectively protect the farmland against shifting sand.
这些防护林带有效地保护了农田,使之免受流沙侵袭.
He was shifting about uneasily in his chair.
他在椅子上不安地动来动去.
To put it bluntly , this is shifting responsibility.
说穿了, 无非是想推卸责任.