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单词 shuffle
释义
shuffle
(ʃʌfəl )
Word forms: shuffles , shuffling , shuffled
1. verb
If you shuffle somewhere, you walk there without lifting your feet properly off the ground.
Moira shuffled across the kitchen. [VERB preposition/adverb]
They shuffled along somewhat reluctantly. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: shamble, stagger, stumble, lumber  
Shuffle is also a noun.
She noticed her own proud walk had become a shuffle.
2. verb
If you shuffle around, you move your feet about while standing or you move your bottom about while sitting, often because you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.
He shuffles around in his chair. [VERB preposition/adverb]
He grinned and shuffled his feet. [VERB noun]
3. verb
If you shuffle playing cards, you mix them up before you begin a game.
There are various ways of shuffling and dealing the cards. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
4. verb
If you shuffle things such as pieces of paper, you move them around so that they are in a different order.
The silence lengthened as Thorne unnecessarily shuffled some papers. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: rearrange, jumble, reorganize, mix  
Idioms:
get lost in the shuffle [mainly US]
to not be noticed and have no attention paid to you
He worries campaign finance reform will get lost in the shuffle of White House priorities.
Collocations:
shuffle along
I can only slowly shuffle along, grabbing onto a handrail.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a serene place where monks shuffle along bridges at dawn and birds crowd the lake shore at dusk.
Times, Sunday Times
A warning: some of the productions shuffle along, burdened by their own gentility and decorum, and may cause mild catatonia in the viewer.
Times, Sunday Times
When they feed on the beach, they shuffle along close to the ground, often moving in a loose line along the edge of the waves where seeds are swept ashore.
Times, Sunday Times
They crouch on the beach, and shuffle along with heads down.
Times, Sunday Times
shuffle away
Floyd stacked two pies on top of the boysenberry, then shuffled away toward the meat section of the Last Stop.
My Army Intelligence friend shuffled away to sleep the night in cardboard city like the rest of us.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
Anastasia jumped down from the counter and shuffled away, doing her Hare Krishna dance.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1)
shuffle back
Most shuffle back a few inches without much success.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She nodded rapidly as she shuffled back into position.
The Sun (2009)
She was already shuffling back when he continued.
The Sun (2009)
shuffle the pack
You shuffle the pack then select the top card and do the relevant exercise.
The Sun
After analysing the mathematics of this shuffle, it transpires that you need to shuffle the pack seven times for it to become random.
Times, Sunday Times
He can shuffle his pack.
Times, Sunday Times
I can't shuffle the pack.
The Sun
This will enable him to shuffle his pack.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 拖曳
Japanese: 足をひきずって歩く
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