shifting
n. 移位; 轉移,偏移; 狡猾
v. 改變(shift的現在分詞)
adj. 移動的; 多變的; 狡詐的
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...
他們腳下的流沙
The Croatian town of Ilok is a classic case of shifting populations.
伊洛卡的克羅埃西亞小鎮就是人口不停流動的典型例子。
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.
他停了下來,將手杖移到左手。
These tree belts effectively protect the farmland against shifting sand.
這些防護林帶有效地保護了農田,使之免受流沙侵襲.
He was shifting about uneasily in his chair.
他在椅子上不安地動來動去.
To put it bluntly , this is shifting responsibility.
說穿了, 無非是想推卸責任.