shift：a change in something/transition
例句
一、在现象级英语社群中学员对于如何提问的态度发生了显著的转变:
There has been a marked shift in attitudes towards how to ask questions in the Phenomenal English community.
二、最近几年大众对同性恋的态度发生了转变：
1.shift 作为动词Attitudes to homosexuality have shifted in recent years.
2.shift作为名词
（1）Recent years have seen a shift in attitudes to homosexuality.
（2）There has been a shift in attitudes towards homosexuality.
（a shift in attitude/public opinion/perspective/ emphasis/mood/tone/ direction/focus/policy/strategy）
三、经济低迷的时候人们的消费观就会变化
With the gloomy economy comes a shift in personal financial focus: people are more careful about spending and tend to spend primarily on truly necessary items.（倒装句。正常语序是：A shift comes in personal financial focus with the gloomy economy。）
消费观：personal financial focus
四、a shift from…to…从……到…的转变
shift to 转向
Alphabet has confronted worrisome transitions before, such as the shift（n.） from desktop PCs to mobile. Its ad business is still booming, because it devised a way to deliver ads on small screens. It is possible that Google’s ad model could in future shift（v.） to taking a fee for each transaction it facilitates.
五.Alibaba by Duncan Clark
Old habits die hard, but a new habit, buying online, is changing the way consumers in China behave. Alibaba is at the forefront of this shift.
at the forefront of
|ˈfɔ:rfrʌnt| 处于最前列
Women have always been at the forefront of the Green movement.
妇女总是在环境保护运动的最前列。
《牛津英语搭配词典》中shift作名词的常用搭配。
1.adj.+shift
（1）distinct/dramatic/discernible/fundamental/major/marked/profound/pronounced/radical/significant/substantial shift
（2）slight/subtle shift
（3）gradual/abrupt/sudden shift
（4）decisive/irreversible/long-term shift
（5）climate/cultural/demographic/ideological/policy/population shift
2.v.+ shift
（1）be /represent shift
（2）bring about /cause/lead to /produce/result in a shift
（3）mark/see/detect/explain the shift
3.shift+v.
The shift in … occured/took place
4.shift +prep.
shift between/in/towards/away from
翻译：
中国经济正在经历从劳动密集型向智力密集型的转变。
China is confronting a shift from labor-intensive economy to intelligence-intensive economy.
（参考翻译：China is experiencing a shift from a labor-intensive economy to a knowledge-intensive economy. 或 The Chinese economy is undergoing a shift from brawn to brain.）
