shuffle

shuffle
[ˈʃʌf(ə)l]
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial]walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground
    拖着脚走
    I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope.
    我穿上雪屐，拖着脚走到陡峭的山坡边。
    [as adj. shuffling]she heard Gran's shuffling steps.
    她听见奶奶拖着脚的走路声。
    ■shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment
    （尤指因厌倦、紧张或尴尬而）改变坐立位置；坐立不安
    Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair.
    克里斯蒂在椅子上不安地变换着坐姿。
    [with obj.]Ben shuffled his feet in the awkward silence.
    本在尴尬的沉默之中不断挪动着脚。
  2. [with obj.]rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly
    洗（牌）
    ■move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order
    调动；弄混；改组
    ■[no obj.](shuffle through)sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly
    匆忙地整理（或浏览）
    he shuffled through the papers on his desk.
    他匆忙整理了桌上的文件。
  3. [with obj.](shuffle something into)put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way
    笨拙地穿上
    shuffling her feet into a pair of shoes, she tiptoed out of the room.
    她笨拙地穿上鞋子，踮着脚走出房间。
    ■(shuffle something off)get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation
    逃避责任（或义务）
    some hospitals can shuffle off their responsibilities by claiming to have no suitable facilities.
    一些医院可能声称没有合适的设备而逃避责任。
    ■[no obj.](archaic)behave in a shifty or evasive manner
    (古)躲闪；支吾；搪塞
    Mr Milles did not frankly own it, but seem'd to shuffle about it.
    米尔斯先生不是坦率承认这件事，而似乎在搪塞。
    ■[no obj.](shuffle out of)(archaic)get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhand or evasive manner
    (古)狡猾地摆脱（困境）
    he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence.
    通过含糊指控有人对他施加了不正当压力，他狡猾地摆脱了其后果。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a shuffling movement, walk, or sound
    曳行；曳步；曳步声
    there was a shuffle of approaching feet.
    曳步声越来越近了。
    ■a quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing
    （舞蹈中）曳步动作
    ■a dance performed with such steps
    曳步舞
    ■a piece of music for or in the style of such a dance
    曳步舞曲
    ■a rhythmic motif based on such a dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating crotchets and quavers in a triplet pattern
    慢切分节奏，曳步舞拍
  2. an act of shuffling a pack of cards
    洗牌
    ■a change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle
    搅乱；改组
    the Prime Minister may have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring.
    春季首相也许得考虑内阁改组。
    ■a facility on a CD player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order
    （CD机上）非顺序自由播放装置
    [as modifier]a shuffle facility.
    非顺序自由播放装置。
  3. (archaic)a piece of equivocation or subterfuge
    (古)支吾；含糊其辞；托辞
常用词组
be (或 get) lost in the shuffle
  1. (N. Amer. informal)be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation
    (北美， 非正式)在混乱中被忽略（或遗漏）
shuffle off this mortal coil
  1. 见 coil
派生
shuffler
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Low German schuffeln 'walk clumsily', also 'deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards'), of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle
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