shuffle

shuffle
[ˈʃʌf(ə)l]
verb

[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。
[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。
[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

[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
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。
(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

(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

见 coil

派生
shuffler
noun
语源

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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